Applications to return to cities can be made starting April 25

PETALING JAYA: Those who are wish apply to travel back to major cities can do so using the Gerak Malaysia app or at the nearest police station from April 25, said Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob according to a Star report today.

He said before the movement control order (MCO) was implemented, many Malaysians working in Kuala Lumpur, for example, had returned to their hometowns.

Ismail Sabri noted that the government understood that they needed to return to the city where they work.

"For the early stages, they can apply to the police through the online application Gerak Malaysia, a collaboration between the police and Communications and Multimedia Ministry, from April 25 onwards.

Applications can be made online, providing details like their names, the number of family members and where they are now so they will know if they are travelling from red or green zones, he said in his daily briefing on Wednesday (April 22).

The Star said Ismail Sabri, who is also Defence Minister, added that those who are unable to apply online can do so at the nearest police station.

"It does not need to be a district police station, any small police station would do for them to apply and give personal details.

"To avoid overcrowding at the police station, call the police station and make an appointment so that they are able to plan," he said.

However, Ismail Sabri noted that this was still being studied.

"Even if people are able to return, I believe this will happen after May 1. We are still in the study phase and there is no guarantee because we are still waiting for reports.

"When applications to the police stations start on April 25, we will be able to see how many people want to return home and then we can plan and initiate a standard operating procedure (SOP)," he said.

Ismail Sabri pointed out that this SOP would differ from than students in universities who want to return home.

According to the Star, he said this was because the government knew how many students were still in universities and their current health status, making it easier to plan to allow them to return home.

But he said the number of Malaysians still in their hometowns was still unknown and were scattered everywhere.

"Students from universities we can get them home by bus, but those from their hometowns, we won't be providing buses," he said.

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