Dr Noor Hisham said new Covid-19 cases in the country were on a downward trend. theSun theSundaily COVID19 downward festiveseason
: The Ministry of Health does not expect to see a spike in new Covid-19 cases during the upcoming festive season, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham AbdullahHe said that after the reopening of the country’s borders on April 1, 2022, where various festivals such as Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Hari Raya Aidiladha and Christmas were celebrated, and the 15th General Election was held, there was no surge in cases reported.
Dr Noor Hisham said new Covid-19 cases in the country were on a downward trend where less than 500 new cases were recorded daily in the last two weeks, compared to between 3,000 and 4,000 cases a few months before.Dr Noor Hisham said the MOH would continue to monitor travellers arriving from abroad as well as the development of new cases and variants in other countries.
“This gives us confidence that the existing vaccines are able to provide protection for each individual against the Omicron variant,” he said adding that so far, no new variant of Covid-19 has been detected in the country, including the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant or ‘Kraken’ which is now the most dominant strain in the US.
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