New prisoners and those under remand would be screened for Covid-19 and kept in isolation for 15 days to control the sudden surge of cases in prison settings, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Thursday.<br /><br />The Senior Minister (Security) said even after testing negative on Day 13, the new prisoners would be kept isolated for another five days after the end of the 15-day quarantine period, adding that even remand-related matters would be conducted via videoconferencing to reduce the risk of transmission outside prison walls.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/2GROGoA<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
