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Employers must allow for employees to self quarantine while waiting for their Covid-19 test results or authorities will shut down their premise, according to Health Minister Datuk Dr Adham Baba.
He said that this is possible through the General Standard Operation Procedures and the General Guidelines on the Approval of Operations Movement of Company Employees during movement control order (MCO) issued by the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI).
If employers do not allow quarantines, the condition states that the police and the Health Ministry, based on the authority given, can order the immediate closure of their premises. Non-compliance by employers must be reported to the police.
Immediate closure of premises if employers do not allow staff to quarantine 10 May 2021 / 22:59 H.
PUTRAJAYA: Employers who do not allow employees to self-quarantine while waiting for Covid-19 screening test results will have their premises shut down immediately, Health Minister Datuk Dr Adham Baba (
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According to him, the action comes under the conditions of the General Standard Operation Procedures and the General Guidelines on the Approval of Operations Movement of Company Employees during Movement Control Order (MCO) issued by the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI).
He said the condition also applied to employees who voluntarily quarantine themselves after receiving Covid-19 negative results.