PETALING JAYA: The national immunisation drive shifts into higher gear from today with walk-ins permitted at designated vaccination centres (PPV) in the Klang Valley.
Hard at work: Medical staff attending to Covid-19 patients at Labuan Nucleus Hospital in Labuan. Bernama
PETALING JAYA: The extension of the movement control under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan is necessary for Malaysia to get back on the road to recovery, say health experts.
They said the country had “no choice” while it waited for the vaccination rate in the country to ramp up and start having an effect on transmissions.
Universiti Putra Malaysia medical epidemiologist Assoc Prof Dr Malina Osman said current restrictions should be continued given that the average number of daily cases continued to hover at around 5,000, with fatalities numbering more than 80 every day.
PETALING JAYA: The nation’s Covid-19 infectivity rate will keep rising due to increasing active clusters and sporadic cases in the community unless people are vaccinated quickly and widely, say health experts.Universiti Putra Malaysia medical epidemiologist Assoc Prof Dr Malina Osman said the rise in the infectivity rate, or the R-naught (R0) value, was expected as there were about 850 active clusters nationwide as of Monday.
She said active clusters had been increasing since April 4, when 359 were recorded. On May 5, the number of active clusters rose to 411 and on June 6, it climbed to 713.
“Even though we hope cases can be reduced through contact tracing and screening, some cases from ongoing clusters may have been left unchecked or escaped the screening. This subsequently introduces the infection to other settings.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian youths are encouraged to participate in the Malaysia Vaccine Support Volunteers (MyVAC) programme to boost the public's confidence, especially other youngsters, in registering for the Covid-19 vaccine.