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Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah during the daily press conference on Covid-19 infections at the Ministry of Health today. - BernamaHealth director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is confident that the strategies the country has in place will keep the number of Covid-19 cases here low.
Noor Hisham said the key is to strengthen the country’s border control and ensure that every citizen returning home is isolated and screened for Covid-19.“Yes, now we allow home quarantine. But it is still mandatory for 14 days. We will screen them on the first and 13th day, and if they are positive, we will immediately isolate them,” he said during his evening press conference in Putrajaya today.
“When we identify someone positive, we will isolate and treat them in hospital, even if they are asymptomatic or showing just mild symptoms. When asked how the increasing number of cases globally and the second wave in China would influence the actions taken by Malaysia to combat the virus, he said the action the government took since the start of the pandemic has helped in managing the virus and keeping numbers low.
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