Instead, he said, they need to do self-monitoring through the Health Assessment Tool (HAT) available on the MySejahtera mobile application.

In a Facebook post, Noor Hisham said they will receive SMS or calls from the automated voice recording (robocall) service if they have not or do not carry out their daily self-monitoring.

He said those who are positive and in Category 2B and above (whether at high risk or not) or have worsening symptoms are required to go to the nearest CAC or hospital for further examination without waiting for a phone call from the centre.

Category 1 is for patients who are asymptomatic, and Category 2A for those with symptoms such as sore throat or flu without fever or shortness of breath; loss of sense of taste but still have appetite; loss of sense of smell and experiencing diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and fatigue but can still do daily activities; and muscle aches but can still do daily activities.

Category 2B is those with persistent fever for two days or more, breathing difficulty when doing activities, chest pain, loss of appetite, tiredness, or experiencing worsening symptoms (cough, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea), low level of consciousness and less urination within 24 hours.

Noor Hisham said those who are required to go to the nearest CAC for further evaluation will be notified via MySejahtera or contacted by CAC via SMS or phone call.

“The isolation period for Covid-19 positive individuals who are asymptomatic and have completed vaccination is seven days, and 10 days for symptomatic cases or those with either incomplete vaccination or have not been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine,” he said.

He also reminded the people to continue to comply with the recommendations and health advice from the ministry and practice TRIIS (trace, report, isolate, inform, and seek) before attending social activities or get tested immediately if they have symptoms.

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