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Covid-19 infectivity rate drops, but too early to say we have passed Omicron peak - KJ

28 Feb 2022 11:28am
Khairy Jamaluddin adds if the trend continues, full border opening and more relaxed domestic measures will follow.
Khairy Jamaluddin adds if the trend continues, full border opening and more relaxed domestic measures will follow.


KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) was at 1.06 yesterday, a 0.02 decrease from the 1.08 Rt reported on Saturday.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in his tweet said despite the drop, it is too early to say that Malaysia has gone past the Omicron variant peak even with 96 percent of active cases recovering at home and hospital capacity is currently under control.

"If the trend continues, full border opening and more relaxed domestic measures will follow,” he said.

Meanwhile, on his social media updates, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Perak reported the highest Rt value at 1.32, followed by Labuan (1.27), Sarawak (1.24) and Terengganu (1.22).
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