Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii says ideally, a positive Covid-19 case’s entire household should self-isolate together at home to reduce the risk of spreading the virus to the community.
Federal authorities must start decentralising both the ongoing public health response and the national Covid-19 vaccination programme to states and the private sector.
Malaysia has been reporting a daily average of above 1,000 Covid-19 cases for the past four weeks, from a daily average of 1,193 infections (Nov 27-Dec 3) to 1,598 cases (Dec 18-24).
The Benteng LD cluster that sparked Sabah’s Covid-19 outbreak started because the detainee that tested positive was only screened after he was placed in prison.