Facts and figures: Dr Adham showing a table of the percentage of deaths due to Covid-19 at a press conference in Putrajaya. Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: The recent surge in daily Covid-19 cases in Selangor is due to active detection and screening activities in areas under enhanced movement control order (EMCO), says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
He noted 25,005 screenings were conducted on July 6 as compared to 19,614 on July 5 and tests were further increased in the following days.
On July 9, Selangor recorded 4,400 cases and 4,152 the day before.
“From this data, we see more contact tracing activities and screenings in enhanced MCO areas. Public health activities are also expected in these areas, hence the increased screenings, ” he said during a press conference on the ministry’s preparedness to deal with the pandemic in the Klang Valley here yesterday.
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Health Ministry to increase testing, manpower, bed capacity to tackle current Covid situation 30 May 2021 / 21:49 H.
KUALA
LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) will implement several measures, including increasing screening tests, manpower and bed capacity, to tackle the ongoing spread of Covid-19 in the country.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (
pix) said Covid-19 screening tests rose sharply by 30.2%, with a daily average of 63,925 Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and Rapid Test Kit Antigen (RTK-Ag) tests conducted before May 14 compared to 91,608 tests for the period of May 23 to 29.
“The use of RTK-Ag as the Covid-19 screening test has helped detect the disease faster and in greater numbers,“ he said in a statement today, adding that outsourcing Covid-19 screening tests to private labs also contributed to increased testing and detection.