Tag: self-isolation

Those infected must undergo seven-day quarantine

KUALA LUMPUR: Fully-vaccinated individuals who test positive for all variants of COVID-19 and are asymptomatic must undergo isolation for seven days, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said positive cases who are not fully vaccinated or unvaccinated or symptomatic, must undergo the mandatory 10-day isolation. Meanwhile, close contacts of COVID-19 positive cases who are fully […]

After White House, Covid-19 breaches Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The US commander-in-chief has Covid-19 and the top military brass are isolating as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on the national security establishment of the most powerful nation in the world. As Covid-19 breached the walls of the Pentagon, the Defense Department was quick to stress on Tuesday that there had been “no […]

S. Korea to use electronic wristbands on violators of self-isolation rules

SEOUL: South Korea said Saturday it will use electronic wristbands on people who violate self-isolation rules to better contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country, Yonhap news agency reported. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said the country will make self-isolation violators wear electronic wristbands since the number of cases of people breaching the self-quarantine in […]