Govt announces restrictions on arrivals amid China Covid-19 surge

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PETALING JAYA: All travellers arriving in Malaysia will have to undergo temperature checks for fever, the health ministry announced today, amid concerns over a surge of Covid-19 cases in China.

“Those who are found to be feverish, symptomatic or have self declared will be referred to a quarantine centre, or to the health authorities for further checks,” its minister, Dr Zaliha Mustafa, said. At the same time, all those with a history of travelling to China within 14 days of their arrival will be required to undergo an RTK-Antigen test, and samples will be sent for genome testing if they are positive for Covid-19, she said.

“For this purpose, ILI samples will be sent to the National Public Health Laboratory while SARI samples will be sent to the Institute for Medical Research ,” she said.The ministry would also run PCR tests on sewage samples from aircraft coming from China, which would be sent for genome sequencing if they were found to be positive.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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