COVID-19 | Asking Covid-19 patients without symptoms to self-quarantine at home is a sign that Malaysia is at the worst point of the pandemic thus far, opined former health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad.

This comes after Malay Mail quoted Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on the new rule, saying healthcare facilities have been overwhelmed as daily new infections continue to rise above 1,000.

This marks a significant shift in pandemic management protocol in Peninsular Malaysia. Previously, all positive cases - regardless of whether they showed symptoms or not - were hospitalised...