Anticipate The Spread Of COVID-19, Malaysia Tightens Visitors' Supervision From All Countries
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said surveillance to anticipate the spread of COVID-19 was tightened against visitors from all countries, especially those with more infection cases.“ Currently we are not taking a discrimination position against any country. Because if we look at the spread of infection in China, we also know that deaths in the United States due to COVID-19 are also high, as are some other countries,” Anwar told the press in Putrajaya, ANTARA, Wednesday, January 4."Therefore, to save the Malaysian people, anyone who enters the country must be monitored and subject to the same conditions," he said.“ What I emphasize here is that supervision is tightened, but does not choose a country. Because Malaysia knows, visitors could have come from Indonesia but last month he was from China, for example. So problems like that are complex, we don't want to be careless just because of just a few reports, " he said.Anwar also said that if we look at global surveys, the problems faced are more comprehensive. “ The important thing is that we are not tolerated to ensure the safety of the nation and state," he said.He said cabinet meetings took the decision without hesitation that public health issues were the main thing."Tourism and economic growth issues must not defeat the importance of controlling and caring for people in terms of epidemics and infections, including COVID-19," he said.“ I want to explain this because a lot of doubts arise as if for tourism. No. We made a firm decision, "Anwar said at an online press conference."All measures deemed necessary, he said, would be taken at immigration centers where foreigners enter by tightening surveillance without distinguishing from the state.Countries with a high number of transmissions, including the United States and China, were seriously monitored, without easing the conditions, he said.“ Only the fact is different from what is being discussed. The Minister of Home Affairs gave the number of Chinese migrants 2022 336,000. The majority of them are tourists. In December alone there were 53,000 Chinese nurses, and we don't see a spike in associated infections from countries everywhere, he said.However, he said, that does not mean there is leniency for visitors from any country, including from China." “ We have to monitor what according to our needs and interests," said Anwar.