25 December 2021
Khairy Jamaluddin also says the Covid-19 genome sequencing strategy to identify the Omicron variant will be expanded to include high-risk cases, besides international travellers.
Tag: immigration detention centre
20 September 2021
Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin says Malaysia has reported 11 Covid-19 deaths in immigration detention and six among foreign prisoners since the pandemic began.
11 January 2021
The All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for the Reform of All Places of Detention (APPGM) wants to be part of an inclusive national Covid-19 task force.
18 June 2020
All staff and new detainees at detention depots must undergo Covid-19 tests.
4 June 2020
Almost 40% of the screened detainees at the Bukit Jalil immigration detention centre have tested positive for Covid-19.
3 June 2020
About 5% of foreigners screened test positive for Covid-19.
26 May 2020
Health DG says some detainees had entered the Bukit Jalil immigration detention depot during the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO), who may have infected other detainees.
25 May 2020
MOH reported 172 new Covid-19 cases today, including 112 cases in the Sepang, Bukit Jalil, and Semenyih immigration detention centres, and 55 community transmissions.
21 May 2020
210 people at the Bukit Jalil immigration detention depot are still awaiting test results.