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Targetted Cordon Sanitaire Self Sampling Strategy
Continues 17 Feb 2021 COVID-19 Ro / Rt For the whole country, this is now 0.91. §
16 Feb 2021: MCO This continues in 4 states as cases are still high for Selangor,
Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang. §
Source: DG Hisham Twitter §
Source: Buletin TV3 YouTube §
18 Feb 2021 Self Sampling Deep throat saliva sampling for SARS-CoV-2 will
17 Feb 2021: No Vaccine Available for Purchase There is no COVID-19 vaccine that is commence. This is safe, non-invasive and can be self-collected, thus saving on the use
registered for sale in the country. MOH cautions the public to check drug registration of PPE. IMR shows it is suitable for RT-PCR testing.
or cosmetic notification numbers at https://npra.gov.my or through the NPRA Product
Status application (available for free on Google Play, Apple AppStore or Huawei IMR is assessing the use of saliva samples for RTK antigen (RTK-Ag) testing. §
AppGallery). §
Source: Buletin TV3 YouTube §
Source: Pharmaceutical Services Programme MOH § Translated text
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