The ministry of health (MOH) has announced that COVID-19 test results no longer need to be uploaded to the MySejahtera application. Instead, medical practitioners will report these results through the eNotifikasi system, effective from 15 July 2024. For the uninitiated, the eNotifikasi system is utilised by the MOH and health facilities to monitor and notify cases of infectious diseases across the nation.
“Confirmation tests for COVID-19 will now only be conducted using professionally administered Rapid Test Kit Antigen (RTK-Ag) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests,” the ministry said via a Facebook post yesterday. “Tests are conducted for treatment purposes and not for screening.”
Health minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad previously mentioned that MOH would revise the standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to COVID-19 as Malaysia transitions to living with the pandemic. In line with this, the ministry recently announced that individuals who test positive will no longer receive home surveillance orders (HSO) and will be treated like those with other respiratory infections.
Additionally, close contacts of COVID-19 positive cases are encouraged to self-monitor their symptoms and health status. Should symptoms persist or worsen, they are advised to visit nearby healthcare facilities for assessment and further treatment.
(Source: MOH [Facebook] [Updated guidelines] / Bernama)
