Medical frontliners in the Klang Valley say initially stable Covid-19 patients under quarantine -- including those in their 20s and 30s with comorbidities -- deteriorate within 7 days.
Malaysia’s daily new Covid-19 infections per million people surpassed the US and UK -- which have high vaccination rates -- since May 10 and April 9 respectively.
MOH’s clinical guidelines do not recommend AstraZeneca or Sinovac vaccines for pregnant women, while for Pfizer’s vaccine, pregnant women are encouraged to discuss with their doctor the risks and benefits of Covid-19 vaccination.
ProtectHealth acknowledges that private medical practitioners are involved in PICK as vaccinators, but says vaccine registration is only with MySejahtera.
89% of Covid-19 cases reported April 9-May 8 were sporadic. Cluster-linked cases from malls, shops and markets combined, as well as from factories comprised only 0.1% and 2.1% of total infections that month respectively.
One new Covid-19 case with the South African B.1.351 variant was infected after vaccination; no other details available. New real-world results from Qatar show Pfizer’s vaccine protects against severe Covid-19 caused by the B.1.351 and UK’s B.1.1.7 variants.
A United Nations survey among 500 low-income households in KL found that 61% of children were no longer interested in studying due to home-based online learning.
Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says MCO 2.0 failed to reduce daily Covid-19 cases to below 1,000 perhaps because the social, education and sports sectors were reopened too early in March.