Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this would involve the home assessment tool (HAT) self-reporting, notifications to complete the HAT, notifications to report warning signs, as well as notifications to individuals eligible for the Paxlovid anti-viral drug treatment.

He said this is following the termination of the Automated Voice Recording (Robocall) for those who have yet to respond to HAT questions in the MySejahtera app.

“The health ministry would like to remind all individuals, especially those who have been confirmed positive to activate the MySejahtera app notification function on their smartphones to ensure that the self-monitoring mechanism is functioning well,” he said in a statement today.

Noor Hisham added that virtual monitoring of Covid-19 patients will still be done by the task force at the Covid-19 assessment centres (CAC) and the health clinics’ fever centre, while the state-level crisis preparedness and emergency response centre (CPRC) will continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation in their respective states.

He said the home surveillance and observation order as well as the release order would be given as usual through the MySejahtera app.