PETALING JAYA: . Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO of the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, said that although most people have been immunised against Covid-19, they should be wary of other airborne communicable diseases like influenza. He said it was worth taking precautionary measures as airplanes are enclosed environments and there could be other passengers who are Covid-19 positive.
People are still encouraged to keep their masks on in planes if they are high-risk, experience any Covid-19 symptoms or are travelling with high-risk individuals like children or the elderly.Khairy said the decision was taken following risk assessments and improvements to ventilation in plane cabins. According to the ministry’s CovidNow website only 49.7% of Malaysia’s population have had their first booster shot while only 1.5% have taken the second.