MOH expects daily cases to stabilise in a week or two
July 11, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR – The Ministry of Health (MOH) expects the country’s daily COVID-19 cases to stabilise and show a decline in the next one to two weeks’ time, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said that the vaccination drive nationwide and public health controls such as the current movement control could flatten the curve of the pandemic again.
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He said the spike in new cases over the last few days was due to more targeted screenings being implemented, especially in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, which are currently under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO).
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