He said currently there are 36 of such centres in government hospitals, health ministry training institutes (ILKKM) and other places which have been gazetted by the National Security Council, among them the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (MAEPS) in Serdang, Selangor.

“We are always prepared (to activate these quarantine centres) and renovate places such as the ILKKM.

“If there is a spike in cases, we will reactivate them,” he told reporters after the closing of a town hall session on the new norms to prevent the spread of Covid-19 with Combi (Communication for Behaviourial Impact) leaders here today. Combi is a World Health Organization community initiative.

Adham said the quarantine centres could provide 3,467 beds and the ministry would discuss with other training institutes on the possibility of using them as additional centres if the situation warrants it.

Meanwhile, Adham said about 20 million people are using the MySejahtera phone app, with one billion check-ins recorded nationwide.

“Two factors that had enabled us to detect Covid-19 fast are the effectiveness of our team in tracing and readiness of our 58 laboratories, including the private labs, in conducting tests,” he said.

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