We are concerned that with the shortages of manpower in our public health care facilities, the health care system can still be overwhelmed if cases requiring hospitalisation and ICU admission start to surge.
Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia won't take hasty action over a “few reports”, pointing out that the US has high Covid deaths too, but insists the government won’t compromise to protect public safety.
A Dec 27, 2022 notice by the Chinese embassy in Malaysia states that from Jan 8, China-bound travellers must take an RT-PCR test within 48 hours before flight departure and show a negative result.
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.
Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii suggests requirements for visitors travelling from China to Malaysia: vaccination, RT-PCR test not more than 2 days before travel, RTK-Ag test on arrival, and 7-day quarantine in designated facilities for positive cases.