Only one-time quarantine for varsity students returning home - minister

Haspaizi ZainPublished: May 1, 2020 10:54 AM | Updated: May 1, 2020 10:56 AM

CORONAVIRUS | Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has assured that varsity students intending to return home will only undergo quarantine once.

This comes following a statement by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), sighted by Malaysiakini, which stated its students will only be allowed to return after a 14-day quarantine and testing negative for Covid-19.

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