Malaysia is in grave danger of being hit by an Omicron wave

According to Khairy Jamaluddin, there is a good chance that an Omicron wave will start in Malaysia, as it has in other countries around the world.

To slow the spread of the highly infectious Covid-19 variant, the Health Minister said that extensive booster dose coverage, wearing face masks, good ventilation, implementing TRIIS (Test, Report, Isolate, Inform, and Seek), activating the MySejahtera Trace system, and international gateway control were among the measures.

Although others say that Omicron is less severe than the Delta form, Khairy claims that Omicron is more contagious than Delta and that increased transmissions will still place a strain on the health system and facilities.

"The Omicron wave is quite likely to begin in Malaysia, as it has in other nations."

"Some people compare Omicron impact statistics to Delta impact data.
That's how it appears.

"Omicron, on the other hand, is more contagious than Delta.
If the case denominator is greater, hospitalisation and ICU (intensive care unit) use will almost certainly increase.

"The Ministry of Health does not want the public health system to be crippled.
Omicron should be slowed down as a strategy "On Sunday, he announced it in a series of tweets (Jan 2).

This was in response to Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah's statement on Saturday (Jan 1) that the national infectivity rate of Covid-19 was 0.99, up from 0.98 the day before.

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Edited January 3, 20224 yr by ASEAN NOW Content Team