Tuesday, 08 Sep 2020 06:31 PM MYTMedical personnel are seen at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur March 20, 2020. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the R-naught value for Covid-19 has increased to 1.72, compared to 0.72 two weeks ago. — Bernama pic
Its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the R-naught value for Covid-19 has increased to 1.72, compared to 0.72 two weeks ago. In addition to the ministry’s analysis which has revealed an upswing in domestic incidences, Dr Noor Hisham said this may have been the result of a growing sense of carelessness and complacency in which the standard operating procedures were not observed as rigorously as before.
“Therefore a 100 per cent adherence to the SOPs and management guidelines is of vital importance. Failure to do so will result in the further spread of Covid-19,” he said.
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