PETALING JAYA: Two virologists have called for Covid-19 tests on travellers from China before they enter Malaysia.
Amir Yunus of Universiti Sains Malaysia said screening was key in keeping new lethal variants at bay, and Monash University’s Vinod Balasubramaniam said pre-flight testing of travellers was the “logical way forward”. They were commenting on the recent increases in Covid-19 cases in China.Speaking to FMT, Amir welcomed the health ministry’s initiative of testing wastewater from flights from China, but he said this was not enough.
Vinod said travellers aged two and above and those considered high-risk should present a negative PCR test before heading out of China. He noted that the BF.7 variant found in China had been proven to be more lethal than the original Omicron variant. Wastewater testing should be a long-term strategy in keeping new variants at bay, he told FMT. He cited California researchers who predicted the Covid-19 outbreak at a San Diego community 14 days ahead of wastewater testing.
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