Malaysia

Cabinet to discuss umrah travel suspension tomorrow: PM

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to table detailed report

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 04 Jan 2022 3:52PM

Cabinet to discuss umrah travel suspension tomorrow: PM
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says he believes that the decision to halt umrah travel ‘was made to protect our lives’. – Bernama pic, January 4, 2022

SEGAMAT – The cabinet will have a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the suspension of umrah travel announced by the Health Ministry (MoH) in view of the threat posed by the Omicron variant.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin will table a detailed report on the issue.

“I will get the details tomorrow. I just want to say that I believe the (MoH) decision was made to protect our lives,” he told reporters after visiting flood evacuees at the temporary relief centre at Kg Tandong, Buloh Kasap, here today.

The prime minister said this when asked about the latest development of the suspension of umrah travel, which will take effect on January 8. – Bernama, January 4, 2022

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