Covid-19: Good move to increase quarantine period for travellers from certain countries, says Health Ministry


PETALING JAYA: Increasing the quarantine period from 10 days to 14 days for travellers from certain countries is the right thing to do, says the Health Ministry.

Read more here: Covid-19: 2,717 new cases bring total to 390,252

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry welcomed the decision due to the African variant of the Covid-19 virus.

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