The second phase of the Population and Housing Census to be carried out this month has been rescheduled to between Jan 20 and Feb 6, 2021, in view of the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the country.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economic Affairs) Mustapa Mohamed said in a statement today that the second phase, which involves face-to-face interviews, was originally scheduled for Oct 7 to 24.

The first phase of the census - e-census and computer-assisted telephone interviews - which was extended to Oct 6 from Sept 30 will...