Forty such centres have been set up in Sarawak, 30 in Penang and 25 in Sabah. There are 19 CACs in Selangor and 14 in Kelantan.

This is followed by Terengganu (13), Perlis (11), Kedah (11), Perak (11), Pahang (11), Johor (10), Negeri Sembilan (seven), Melaka (five), Kuala Lumpur (five), Putrajaya (five) and Labuan (one).

“Generally, each district will have a CAC, although some will have two or more depending on the number of patients,” health minister Dr Adham Baba said in a statement.

Adham said the CACs would decide if a Covid-19 patient can be treated at home.

“The CAC will also determine if a patient needs to be referred to the quarantine and treatment centres for low-risk patients or hospitals.”

The setting up of the CACs nationwide comes barely a month after the ministry said it was planning to allow those who test positive for Covid-19 to quarantine at home in view of the increasing number of infections.

Earlier this month, the ministry also said asymptomatic patients and those with mild Covid-19 symptoms may soon be able to get themselves quarantined at home or even at hotels if they can afford it.

This came after the ministry said public hospitals were reaching their full capacity to handle Covid-19 cases.