Khairy: M'sia facing a small Covid-19 wave
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The Health Ministry has announced that the country is facing a small Covid-19 wave, given a spike in case numbers recently.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that between October 23 and 29, new Covid-19 cases have increased by 16.5 percent to 16,917 cases from the previous week’s 14,250 cases.
Khairy noted, however, that bed usage in intensive care units (ICU) had only increased by 2 percent, indicating that Covid-19 patients were not facing serious symptoms.
“In other words, we are now facing a small (Covid-19) wave. It is uncertain if this small wave will become a big wave, that depends on the actions of the community within these next two weeks. "
He added that the upward trend of cases was possibly due to the Omicron XBB subvariant.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that between October 23 and 29, new Covid-19 cases have increased by 16.5 percent to 16,917 cases from the previous week’s 14,250 cases.
Khairy noted, however, that bed usage in intensive care units (ICU) had only increased by 2 percent, indicating that Covid-19 patients were not facing serious symptoms.
“In other words, we are now facing a small (Covid-19) wave. It is uncertain if this small wave will become a big wave, that depends on the actions of the community within these next two weeks. "
He added that the upward trend of cases was possibly due to the Omicron XBB subvariant.