COMMENT | Improvements are urgently needed in the Health Ministry's handling of mild cases of Covid-19 (category 1 and 2) and their close contacts to eliminate confusion and prevent possible flouting of the home quarantine SOPs which can lead to an increase in community transmissions.

The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) once again urges the Health Ministry to revert to its earlier policy of testing all close contacts. The Health Ministry's current policy is to only test symptomatic close contacts.