‘Imposing travel ban not effective in the long term’


PETALING JAYA: Imposing a travel ban on countries that have detected the presence of the Covid-19 Omicron variant is ineffective and should be replaced by strengthening public health measures, including longer quarantines and RT-PCR testing, say health experts.

International Islamic University Malaysia public health medicine specialist Asst Prof Dr Mohammad Farhan Rusli said travel restrictions were just a stopgap measure.

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