Health Minister: Decision on Covid-19 endemic phase after Cabinet presentation


PUTRAJAYA: A decision on whether Malaysia will enter the endemic phase of Covid-19 will be made after the Health Ministry presents recommendations and standard operating procedures (SOP) to the Cabinet next week, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

Malaysia is currently in the transition to the endemic phase, which began on April 1, 2022.

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