Time to consider stopping MySejahtera scanning, says MMA


PETALING JAYA: With the high transmission of Covid-19 in the community, the scanning feature of the MySejahtera app for contact tracing is no longer as useful, says the Malaysian Medical Association.

Its president Dr Koh Kar Chai said as the country moves towards an endemic phase, it is time to consider a halt to the use of MySejahtera to scan a QR code before entering any premises.

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