Dr Zaliha Mustafa says wearing face masks will continue to be mandatory only in health care facilities and public transport, except for flights because planes have “good ventilation systems”.
With 1,286 passengers on direct flights from China arriving in Malaysia every day on average this week, assuming half are infected, that amounts to 643 daily imported Covid-19 cases, adding 120% to Malaysia’s current reported caseload of 538 daily cases.