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Travelers returning to Malaysia from Friday onwards will be taken to designated centers for mandatory two-week quarantine instead of their homes, Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today. 

The new measure was announced as Malaysia continues to report COVID-19 cases, including 15 new infections today. Four of which were imported. 

“From Friday (July 24) onwards, there will be no more home quarantine,” he . “Quarantine will be done at designated centers.”

“Those in quarantine will bear the full costs, whether it’s in a hotel or a location provided by the government,” Ismail added.

As of today, a total of 8,815 people have been infected with COVID-19 in Malaysia. The death toll stands at 123.

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday said that the government was mulling making face masks compulsory in the country. 

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