When + How To Update COVID-19 Status In MySejahtera!

Find out WHEN and HOW to update your COVID-19 status in MySejahtera!

 

COVID-19 Status In MySejahtera : Is There A Need To Update?

For over a week now, people have been sharing FAKE NEWS about the requirement to update your COVID-19 status.

Then there was the big hoohah by the police who issued a RM 2K fine to factory workers who did not update their COVID-19 status in MySejahtera on a daily basis!

That was “clarified” the next day by the National Security Council (MKN) to be a mistake, with the fines to be dismissed.

 

COVID-19 Status In MySejahtera : When To Update?

So when exactly are you need to update your COVID-19 status in MySejahtera?

The Malaysia Ministry of Health just issued a clarification of their own, to avoid any further misunderstandings.

You are only required to update your COVID-19 status in MySejahtera in these cases :

  1. You have symptoms like fever, cough, headache, sore throat, breathing difficulty, loss of smell, loss of taste, or
  2. You have recent history of travelling overseas, or
  3. You have close contact with COVID-19 positive cases, or
  4. You attended any event, or been to areas associated with a known COVID-19 cluster.

Based on the questions asked, you should also update your COVID-19 status if you are a MOH COVID-19 volunteer in the last 14 days.

Otherwise, you are NOT REQUIRED to update your COVID-19 status in MySejahtera.

You will certainly NOT BE FINED if you don’t do it.

 

How To Update COVID-19 Status In MySejahtera?

While it is not mandatory for the public to update the COVID-19 status in MySejahtera, it is still a good practice to take the survey once in a while.

This video, which was shared on social media, shows you how to update your COVID-19 status in MySejahtera.

For those who prefer a step-by-step guide with pictures, here is how you update your COVID-19 status in MySejahtera!

  1. Open MySejahtera.
  2. Tap Close in the default Check-in screen.
  3. Tap on COVID-19 Status.

  1. Click Start to begin the MySejahtera COVID-19 survey.
  2. Answer the six survey questions and tap Submit.

That’s it! You have successfully updated your COVID-19 status in MySejahtera.

If you go to your profile, you will see that the date has changed.

 

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