COVID-19 case detected at Johor Causeway on first day of Singapore-Malaysia vaccinated travel lane

SHAH ALAM: A COVID-19 case was detected at the Johor Causeway on the first day of the Singapore-Malaysia land vaccinated travel lane (VTL) on Monday (Nov 29). Malaysia's Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin stated the an infection was detected via an on-arrival Antigen Rapid Test carried out at the entry level. "This matter is being verified via confirmative testing utilizing RT-PCR (polymerase chain response). We wish to use the RT-PCR check to verify the outcomes of the RTK-Antigen check,” he stated throughout a information convention. The Johor Bahru District Health Office is doing a threat evaluation on those that travelled on the identical bus because the constructive case, to determine if the passengers must be quarantined or topic to different restrictions, stated Mr Khairy. “Although there's one (constructive) case, I don't think about it as one thing which might derail the VTL. Instead, it must be an instance of how pre-departure and on-arrival testing and the like are obligatory preventive measures," he added.“There can be constructive circumstances however the essential factor is our diagnostic functionality and necessities in addition to threat evaluation undertaken by PKD (Johor Bahru District Health Office) when such circumstances occur."