Just one Covid-19 SOP with 10 requirements to apply to all from April 1, says Hishammuddin


PETALING JAYA: As Malaysia transitions itself into the endemic phase, the government will reduce the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) from the existing 181 to just one starting April 1.

Senior Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, who heads the Ministerial Quartet, said the one SOP contains 10 requirements that will continue to be enforced under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342). Among the 10 requirements include the need to wear face masks, as well as practising physical distancing.

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