Home Ministry focusing on 4 main entry points for mpox monitoring

The Home Ministry is focusing its monitoring efforts on four main entry points to the country to assist the Health Ministry in preventing the spread of mpox in the country.

The four main entry points are Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminals 1 and 2, the Sultan Iskandar Building, and the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that his ministry is also keeping track of backroads along the country’s borders, especially around Sungai Golok, through security controls conducted by the General Operations Force (GOF).

“We are talking about 141 entry points… three-quarters of tourists arrive through KLIA, KLIA2 (Terminals 1 and 2), the Sultan Iskandar Building, and the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex. This leaves only one-quarter using other entry points, so our priority is on these four main gateways.

“We have identified the other routes such as illegal backroads, which are under the surveillance of the GOF,” he added.

He was speaking to reporters after the investiture ceremony for state honours and awards in conjunction with the 75th birthday of Malacca Governor Mohd Ali Rustam.

Saifuddin said that even though the mpox outbreak is considered to be under control, the government is maintaining a cautious approach.

The World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time in two years, following a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries.

- Bernama

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