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The National Recovery Council (NRC) of Malaysia has recommended that the health and home ministries begin talks to study and propose measures to the council for the immediate and safe reopening of the country’s borders.
Cluster of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant now comprises five confirmed cases and a preliminary-positive infection.
But for some, the wait has gone on long enough, and the prospect of shelling out to spend weeks in isolation is worth it to reunite with their families in mainland China for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Become complacent? >> yeah, i mean, i think there is an open question about how severe this is. the problem is, of course, today we're looking at the virus spreading in populations that have been exposed to the virus, that have seen high rates of vaccination. for here in hong kong, we have a lot of reasons to worry about this new strain of the virus. we don't have any previous exposure to any of the variants of the virus, and vaccination rates amongst the most vulnerable are low. so it's very dangerous to start saying this is going to be mild. it could be very severe in places like hong kong. ...
For all of us, leaders and individuals, to make the difficult decisions that must be made to protect ourselves and others. >> well, whether it's omicron or delta infections are soaring in many countries, israel is among those taking action, adding the u.s. and several other countries to its red no-fly list. meanwhile omicron has new zealand pushing back plans for a phased border reopening. it was set to ease restrictions next monday. that is now on hold until at least the end of february. this as australia's most populous state has 3,000 in effects as scott morrison wants to avoid restrictions...