Experts: Other factors must be considered for ‘high-risk’ rating

Code of conduct: Clear directions could be given to foreigners such as allowing them to enter the country and undergo the 14-day mandatory quarantine.

PETALING JAYA: While health experts agree that Malaysia must tighten border controls to curb imported Covid-19 cases, other factors besides total confirmed cases must be considered when assessing whether a country is “high risk”.

Universiti Malaya professor of epidemiology and public health Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal said having an indicator to determine the Covid-19 risk level of a country to control international borders was vital.