Covid-19 isolation period shortened to five days from July 5: Dr Zaliha

: The isolation period for confirmed Covid-19 cases has been shortened from seven days to five effective July 5, Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said.

She also said that while it was compulsory before for Covid-19 patients to mask up when using public transport and in health facilities, they were now only required to do so. She said individuals with respiratory symptoms are also encouraged to mask up while using public transport such as buses, on flights and taxis, including e-hailing services, worker bus/vans and school buses or vans to prevent infection to others.

This is to facilitate management of the disease as there are risks of the emergence of new variants and sub-variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the country, she said.

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