KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 -- Caught Covid-19 in 2025? With the disease now considered endemic and the rules eased, many may be wondering what to do next.

On May 1, the government officially revoked the declaration that classified all states and federal territories as infected local areas - a move marking the country's shift away from emergency pandemic measures - more than five years after it was put in place.

Still, Covid-19 has not been entirely eradicated.

Ministry of Health (MOH) data shows a slight uptick in active cases, rising from 8,488 on April 30 to 8,609 by May 3.

For comparison, during a similar period last year - May 12 to 18, 2024 - Malaysia recorded 1,230 Covid-19 infections.

Experts attributed this year's rise to waning im...