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MySejahtera is a mobile application developed by Entomo Malaysia (formerly KPISoft Malaysia) and the Government of Malaysia to manage the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia. [1] It can be used to conduct contact tracing, self-quarantine, and also book COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
The Movement Control Order (Malay: Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Kerajaan Malaysia), commonly referred to as the MCO or PKP, was a series of national quarantine and cordon sanitaire measures implemented by the federal government of Malaysia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 13 February, several health authorities including Medical Practitioners Coalition Association of Malaysia president Dr Raj Kumar Maharajah and Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad reported a downward trend in COVID-19 cases, hospitalisation and deaths in the 14 day period leading up to 10 February.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia has had significant impacts on the country's healthcare system, economy, and daily life.
On 15 March, Malaysia allowed fully vaccinated travellers from Thailand and Cambodia to enter the country without having to undergo quarantine. [95] On 16 March, Malaysia reported its first case of the BA5.2 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. [96] On 21 March, the total number of cases exceeded the 4 million mark, reaching 4,010,952. [84]
On 25 May, Immigration Director-General Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud confirmed that 207 of the 13,929 illegal immigrants detained at three immigration detention centres in peninsular Malaysia had tested positive. 110 of the infected were sent to the COVID-19 quarantine and treatment centre at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS). [202]
Potential benefits of contact-tracing apps that may be considered include allowing for blanket population-level quarantine measures to be lifted sooner and the minimization of people under quarantine. [20] Hence, some contend that contact-tracing apps are justified as they may be less intrusive than blanket quarantine measures. [20]
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (PERHILITAN) Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia* (FRIM) Land Surveyors Board; Malaysia Forest Fund (MFF) Malaysia Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation** (MGTC) Malaysian Mapping and Survey Department (JUPEM) Malaysian Meteorological Department (MET Malaysia)