SABAH caretaker chief minister Mohd Shafie Apdal welcomed the Health Ministry’s announcement that it is considering mandatory quarantine for those who return to Peninsular Malaysia after the Sabah election.

He said the Covid-19 situation in the state is under control but measures must be taken to prevent its spread.

“If it is something that we have to abide by, then we should implement it. The situation here (in the state) is under control but we should not take it easy in other areas.

“At the state-level war room, we have a command centre chaired by the state secretary, which constantly monitors the cases,” he said after an election campaign stop in Pulau Bum Bum, Semporna.

Health Minister Dr Adham Baba had said in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan, earlier today that the ministry is considering the quarantine as a preventive measure.

He said the matter will be discussed at the special meeting of ministers associated with the implementation of the movement control order.

Forty-eight new Covid-19 cases were reported today in Sabah, including 44 in the Benteng LD (Lahad Datu) cluster and three in the new Laut cluster in Kunak.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today the Benteng LD cluster now has 381 cases. – Bernama, September 12, 2020.