Health Ministry, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (Photo: nst.com.my) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysian HealthMinister Dzulkefly Ahmad has stated that despite the rising number ofinfections, the situation is under control as the ministry has strengthened itsfive-point COVID-19 management plan.
These include community tracing via the TRIIS (test,report, isolate, inform and seek) system, monitoring of health facilities, aswell as digitalisation of pandemic management via the MySejahtera app.
He said authorities are optimistic that it will beable to manage the numbers without having to introduce restrictions, asenforced during the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
He highlighted that at present, the situation is notcausing a burden on the country’s health facilities, and warned people donot be alarmed but, at the same time, take precautionary measures such as maintainingdistance from one another, practicing good hygiene, wearing masks in indoor orcrowded spaces, and getting booster shots, especially those in the high-riskcategories.
A total of 20,696 COVID-19 cases were reported inMalaysia during the week of December 10 to 16, a 62% increase compared with theprevious week.
The minister said about 97% of the cases were considered low-risk,in categories of asymptomatic and mild symptoms, with 28fatalities and 151 cases needing treatment in the intensive care unit, and 96cases requiring ventilators./.
