Covid-19: Health authorities looking for passengers of Saudi Airlines flight who flew with Omicron positive patient

MELAKA: State Health authorities are tracing passengers who were onboard the Saudi Airlines flight SV3842 who arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) from Jeddah on Dec 15 following the detection of the first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant detected here.

Melaka health and anti-drug committee chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh said the passengers can also contact the Health Ministry after the state intensified the search for the close contacts of a 34-year-old woman who was the first person to be tested positive for the variant in the state on Saturday (Dec 25).