Border controls may come down, but shields stay up


GEORGE TOWN: Even if international borders are reopened without the need for a mandatory quarantine, medical tourism players in Penang say they will keep their guard up as the number of Covid-19 cases is still quite high.

Penang Adventist Hospital president and chief executive officer Ronald Koh said as much as they are excited by the news that the borders could be fully opened from March 1 without the need for mandatory quarantines, they are cautious in accepting patients due to the rise of Omicron variant cases.

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