A total of 5,947 travellers arriving from abroad have applied for quarantine at home through the Home Quarantine Application (HQA) portal since it was launched on Sept 20.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (above) said for one week since its launching, the HQA portal received 4,883 completed applications and out of this, 1,741 applications had been processed.

"Of the number, 1,612 individuals have...