Increase in Covid-19 cases can overwhelm facilities
January 23, 2021
KOTA BHARU – The Kelantan Health Department expects the capacity of existing health facilities in the state to last for only up to two months if the number of COVID-19 positive cases continues with the increasing trend, said its director, Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin.
Expressing his concern, he said, it could happen with the surge in COVID-19 positive cases of more than 100 cases in Kelantan every day lately.
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He said the Health Ministry also found that the Rt – an indicator of how fast COVID-19 is spreading, or R-naught (R0) in Kelantan was now at 1.26, which exceeded the national Rt of 1.14.
Saturday, 23 Jan 2021 08:56 PM MYT
BY KEERTAN AYAMANY
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Terengganu recorded two new clusters. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 A total of 11 new Covid-19 clusters were recorded by the Health Ministry today, eight of which involved workplaces.
Of the workplace clusters, three were in Johor, two were in Sabah, and one each were in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Melaka.
In a statement today, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Terengganu recorded two new clusters, one involving religious activity, and another involving an outbreak among a local community.
Friday, 22 Jan 2021 01:36 PM MYT
A PJ Polyclinic health worker conducts a Covid-19 swab test using the RTK-Antigen Covid-19 Kit in Dewan Serbaguna MBPJ in Petaling Jaya. The test will be conducted until this Friday for a fee RM70 January 19, 2020. Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 Since the third wave of Covid-19 hit Malaysia in October last year, more and more people are willing to get tested even though they are asymptomatic or not a close contact.
Is Malaysia’s testing capacity currently enough to cater to the increasing demand, with the four-digit cases recorded over the months, and in case of a worst-case scenario?
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22: The COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Ag) should be conducted by a trained operator, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor .