The Health Ministry is of the view that it was still too early to impose a travel ban for the umrah pilgrimage in Mecca following an increase in Omicron variant cases, says Khairy Jamaluddin.<br /><br />The Health Minister said that on Tuesday (Dec 28), adding that the ministry was currently monitoring case trends for the Covid-19 variant, besides making it mandatory for those returning from umrah pilgrimage to undergo the seven-day home surveillance order (HSO) and to wear digital monitoring wristbands.<br /><br />Khairy said the ministry also encouraged those returning from umrah to keep taking Covid-19 self-tests while undergoing quarantine, and also instructed umrah tour companies to make it compulsory for umrah travellers to take their Covid-19 booster shots.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/3zcaFxN<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
