PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is of the view that it was still too early to impose a travel ban for the umrah pilgrimage in Mecca following an increase in Omicron variant cases, says its minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pic).
He said the ministry was currently monitoring case trends for the Covid-19 variant, besides making it mandatory for those returning from umrah pilgrimage to undergo the seven-day home surveillance order (HSO) and to wear digital monitoring wristbands.
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