Get Ready to Stop Omicron
We appreciate the government's quick response to ban travellers from South Africa and surrounding countries, as well as warning the public to comply with the implementation of community activity restrictions (PPKM).
Passengers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) queue to check-in for their flight at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang on November 29, 2021, as countries across the globe shut borders and renewed travel curbs in response to the spread of a new, heavily mutated Covid-19 coronavirus variation dubbed Omicron.
Even though we have successfully reduced the number of Covid-19 cases, we need to remain vigilant, especially in stopping the spread of Omicron, the new coronavirus variant found in South Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the world to be vigilant as Omicron has a large number of mutations that can trigger reinfection. This variant was first detected in South Africa on 24 November 2021.