Malaysian Minister Of Health Predictions: COVID-19 Cases In The Country Can Reach 15 Thousand

COVID-19 booster vaccination queue in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Malaysian Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin predicts COVID-19 cases in this country could reach 15,000 cases because there are still many elderly people who have not received booster injections. million elderly citizens who did not receive a booster dose," said the member of the parliament from the Rembau Electoral District in a tweet in Kuala Lumpur, Saturday as quoted by Antara. The UMNO politician asked parents to immediately get a booster injection. -Your beloved parents to get a booster dose immediately," he said. He said that although the vaccine can reduce transmission, the main goal of the COVID-19 vaccine is to reduce the seriousness of the symptoms. sick or the ICU will be better," he said. Khairy also agreed with Director I Malaysian Ministry of Health's NIH Clinical Research Institute (ICR), Dr Kalai Peariasamy. Research in Malaysia shows more than 90 percent protection against COVID-19 transmission from the primary vaccine and booster dose compared to two complete doses. "Heterologous vaccine protection (twice Sinovac plus Pfizer) higher than the homologous vaccine (three times Sinovac). Meanwhile, on February 6, 2022, the number of COVID-19 cases reported was 10,089 cases, bringing the cumulative number to 2,914,220.

Malaysia's Director General of Health, Noor Hisham Abdullah said of these 77 cases (0.76 percent) in categories three, four and five while 10,012 cases (99.24 percent) in categories one and two. Category one is asymptomatic patients, category two with mild symptoms, category three suffer from pneumonia requiring hospitalization, category four requires oxygen assistance with an average ICU stay of 14 days. While category five is a critical patient and requires respiratory support with an average ICU stay of 21 days. Media figures Malaysia, Azman Ujang, asked the public not to panic with the increase in cases. "Any number there is no justification for panic. Continue with 'KitaJagaKita'. Living with a pandemic. If analyzed, more than 98 percent of cases that arise do not require ICU treatment," said the former head of the news agency. Malaysia, the Named.