PETALING JAYA: With newer Covid-19 sub-lineages doing the rounds and driving up infections in countries such as Singapore and India, experts say Malaysia, too, must brace itself for a surge in cases, with particular concern over the mass gatherings usually seen during Hari Raya.
Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming of University Malaya’s Faculty of Medicine said a potential surge was possible during the festive season due to higher mobility as more people were travelling and mingling.“If the symptoms are mild, most people may treat it like the flu, not getting tested nor reported. If the number of severe cases, hospitalisation or death does not increase too much, there should be no need to worry so much,” she said.
“XBB might be more transmissible, and better at evading efforts to stop them, such as through vaccines and treatments. She said the proposed bivalent booster shots may provide sufficient protection against XBB.1.5 and other Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.5, which is also known as Kraken.“XBB.1.16 is of the XBB lineage, related to the current dominant variant in the US being XBB.1.5.
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