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Former health minister: Daily Covid-19 case numbers should take state population into account

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Former health minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said today that the number of daily Covid-19 infections in Malaysia should be read in proportion to a state’s population.

“Because, for example, Labuan’s population is 100,000, while Selangor is 6.8 million. One case in Labuan equals 68 cases in Selangor. If Labuan records 100 daily cases, Selangor records 6,800 cases. That is why prevalent cases must be in proportion with the population,” he said during today’s morning parliamentary session.

“The name of the game is speed and volume . We must have a test that is cheap, fast and high frequency, not just dependent on RTK-PCR just because the methodology is clinical, because RTK-Antigen is an epidemiology test, for population management and for pandemic management.

 

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