Malaysia has reported one new COVID-19 case linked to the Omicron variant.

Khairy Jamaluddin says the patient is an eight-year-old Malaysian citizen who arrived from Nigeria with her family earlier this month.

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According to the Health Minister, this raises our total Omicron infections to two, both of which are imported cases.

Because of this, Khairy announced that several additional measures have been put in place to prevent the further spread of Omicron.

He revealed that among others, those aged 60 and above who are fully vaccinated must take the booster shot by February next year.

Khairy stressed that they must do so to maintain their complete vaccination status.

He adds that this also applies to all Sinovac vaccine recipients.

You will get your booster appointment on MySejahtera 180 days after second dose (Pfizer or AZ) or 90 days after second dose (Sinovac). You can also contact GPs near you at https://t.co/OuLHRdTeIL to register as waitlist. #PICKBooster

— Khairy Jamaluddin 🇲🇾🌺 (@Khairykj) December 16, 2021

Those who fail to get the jab will be stripped of their vaccination status on the MySejahtera app.

Khairy also announced that large-scale celebrations are banned for New Year’s and Christmas.

However, small, private events can go ahead, subject to attendees testing themselves before attending the event.

Meanwhile, he says stricter protocols will be enforced on all arrivals from the UK, due to an Omicron outbreak there.

Denmark, Canada, Nigeria and India have now been added to the list of countries who have reported spread of Omicron variant in the community. pic.twitter.com/U6xIBvAMkB

— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) December 16, 2021

Among others, arrivals must now undergo self-testing every day during their quarantine period.

The test results must be reported on MySejahtera.

By: Elle Firdouz