KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 “MCO, but not like MCO” That is the perception of the general public on the movement control order (MCO) which is being implemented throughout the country, except in Sarawak. The issue arose with the implementation of MCO 2.0, which is said.
According to Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association president Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar, what is more important is to tighten the standard operating procedures so that the spread of the pandemic does not become worse and the goal to reduce the number of cases can be achieved.
KUALA LUMPUR: “MCO, but not like MCO” - That is the perception of the general public on the Movement Control Order (MCO) which is being implemented th.
KUALA LUMPUR – The use of an inactivated virus in a COVID-19 vaccine is being considered to be safer and more reliable in the battle against the worst pandemic in history.
Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association (PPPKAM) president, Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar, said inactivated virus vaccine technology has been proven to work for 40 years.
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“An inactivated virus vaccine uses a weakened virus to induce a better immune response.
“If we look at the polio, influenza and rabies epidemics … all of them were brought under control with an inactivated virus vaccine.
“So I am confident that this vaccine is suitable for widespread use to successfully break the chain of COVID-19 transmission,” he told Bernama today.
We the undersigned view with much apprehension and concern the current status of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
Our national metrics paint a very bleak picture of Covid-19 pandemic management. Despite movement control orders (MCOs) and other health interventions, the daily reported cases are not decreasing.
The Cumulative Incidence Density (per 100,000 population) and the Infection Rate (active cases per 1,000 population) is not flattening, with the latest national Infection Rate registered at 0.879 per 1,000 population, meaning between eight and nine persons are actively infected for every 10,000 people.
The testing positive rate (rolling seven-day average) is rising, registering 8.9 percent on Jan 3,2021, well above the World Health Organization s (WHO) 5.0 percent benchmark of effective pandemic control and containment.