Welcome change in tone on Covid policy
26 Jul 2021 / 10:01 H.
FACED with growing case numbers and the post-Raya infections yet to emerge, the government is showing signs of a welcome change in tone on the management of the Covid-19 crisis.
The data of 17,045 new Covid-19 cases yesterday is an important and sad milestone. They give us a clear idea of a new scenario we will be facing in coming weeks, which members of Parliament would have to address in their meeting that begins today. There are three elements of caution in interpreting the daily data.
The first, daily cases are highly volatile and so it is better to look at weekly averages to smooth out the daily spikes. Nonetheless, the Health Ministry (MOH) and other experts have indicated clearly that cases will rise significantly in coming days and weeks, especially following the Raya holiday last week.