Covid-19: Health Ministry updates, relaxes SOPs following decline in cases


KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has updated the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Covid-19, including reducing the number of quarantine days, effective July 5.

This comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 as no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) along with declining local cases, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic).

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