Experts: Maintain SOP during Ramadan month

PETALING JAYA: Limiting the number of people at Ramadan bazaars and allowing only fully vaccinated individuals to enter are among the standard operating procedure (SOP) that has to be maintained during the Ramadan period, say public health experts.

As Ramadan will begin six weeks from today, Universiti Putra Malaysia medical epidemiologist Assoc Prof Dr Malina Osman said the trends seen in other countries had shown that the Omicron waves last for four to six weeks, depending on the intensity of the infection and the vaccination rate.