Reopening borders: Experts caution against 'European way'

COVID-19 | The National Recovery Council's (NRC) recommendation that Malaysia's borders should be reopened fully to all countries as early as next month has triggered concerns among several pandemic experts.

They warned that doing so when the Omicron wave is expected to be peaking may lead to an overload of positive Covid-19 cases in the country and risk overwhelming Malaysia's healthcare system.

"I don't think our borders should be fully opened by early March, as the Omicron surge is expected to peak in March.

"The borders should only open after...