KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's health ministry (MOH) is prepared to tighten health checks as part of its pandemic border policies, with the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in China. Health Minister Dr Zaliha M
“It will be implemented if necessary, not only on visitors or travellers arriving from China but also from other countries," she said in a statement on Monday .
Dr Zaliha also said that based on information reported to the World Health Organization, variants and subvariants in China have been detected in Malaysia. Dr Zaliha added that Malaysia would be receiving bivalent COVID-19 vaccine supplies soon, as she urged more people - especially high-risk individuals - to get their booster shots.
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