Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya April 5, 2020. — Bernama pic
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The Ministry of Health’s standard operating procedures must be followed when repatriating the bodies of Malaysians who have died abroad as a result of Covid-19, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. He added that the repatriation procedure must also abide by the SOP set by the country where the person died.“ MOH will provide information on the SOP on how to bring the body back to Malaysia.
“We will also have to abide by the SOPs set by the respective countries where the deaths occurred. Both countrys’ SOPs must be followed,” said Ismail during the Defence Ministry’s daily press conference.“But because the death happened in a foreign country, the process of repatriation will also depend on the SOP of a particular country,” he said.