Covid-19 Watch: Daily cases spike to 17,134, Malaysia's R-nought now at 1.39
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 cases continue to spike with 17,134 cases reported on Wednesday (Feb 9).
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KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 cases continue to spike with 17,134 cases reported on Wednesday (Feb 9).
PETALING JAYA: Only Perlis recorded an infectivity rate value over 1.0 on Sunday (Dec 5), says the Health Ministry.
IS there a way to contain the spread of an infectious disease nationwide that is more favourable to livelihoods without sacrificing lives and still prevent future clusters from emerging? Probably. With more representative data, higher testing capacity, better contact tracing and data analysis techniques, a better understanding of what gives a virus momentum to spread may result, allowing authorities to make targeted interventions (such as tailored MCOs) that target significant contributing factors that cause virus spread, instead of a blanket nationwide lockdown approach. Let's start with the...