‘Second wave unlikely but stay alert’

PETALING JAYA: Come Wednesday, Malaysia will resume even more social and business activities under the recovery movement control order .

He said under the current passive surveillance system, sick patients or individuals would go to hospitals or clinics to be tested and if they turned out positive, the results would be notified to the Health Ministry. Sentinel surveillance, said Dr Kamarul, must intensively gather data from private and public sectors, such as hospitals, schools, old folk’s homes and immigrant settlements.Dr Kamarul said there would be a few new clusters of Covid-19 outbreak in the future but did not believe that Malaysia would see a huge outbreak like a ‘second wave’.

Last Wednesday, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah had said that the country could expect to achieve zero Covid-19 cases by mid-July if everyone adhered to a standard operating procedure , such as social distancing and hand hygiene. To prevent outbreaks, the government, he said, must minimise infection risks by ensuring the optimal screening of suspected Covid-19 people and efficient contact tracing, quarantining individuals from high risk areas, and isolating suspected cases.

Dr Zainal said the government should also enhance surveillance at district levels, ensure the strict enforcement of regulations at border entry points, as well as work closely with the undocumented communities.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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