PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases have remained below 500 since China reopened its borders on January 8, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
In a statement today, she said the country has been recording three-digit daily cases since December 17, last year.
Dr Zaliha said that according to a report, a total of 28,705 travellers from China arrived in the country between January 8 to 17.
So far, she said only one of the travellers was detected to have a fever during screening.
“The traveller’s RTK-Ag test result, however, came out negative. No travellers from China have tested positive for Covid-19 at Malaysia’s international entry points so far,” she said.
Meanwhile, Dr Zaliha said there has been an increasing trend in the uptake of the second booster dose at health facilities across the country over the past two weeks.
On January 1, the number of first booster doses administered increased from 49.8% or 16,279,746 doses to 49.9% or 16,292,524 doses.
As for the second booster dose, it increased by 2.2% or 733,668 doses compared to 1.9% or 633,941 doses previously.
Dr Zaliha said the Health Ministry would continue to monitor the development of infection in the country and abroad through information acquired from the World Health Organisation as well as cooperation with other Asean countries and China.
“The ministry will always ensure that prevention and control measures are implemented continuously,” she said. – Bernama, January 20, 2023
