KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's health ministry reported 30 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday , bringing the national total to 7,762.AdvertisementOf the 30 new cases, three were imported cases who got infected overseas, said health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
The imported cases are from Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and the Netherlands, according to the health ministry. “Of the 27 local transmissions, 17 cases involved non-Malaysians and only 10 involved Malaysians,” Dr Noor Hisham said at a daily news conference.AdvertisementNine patients were still being treated in the intensive care units , with two of them needing ventilator support, he added.
During the press conference, Dr Noor Hisham said that it was important for Malaysia to successfully carry out the six criteria outlined by the World Health Organization as part of the soft landing"exit strategy".Dr Noor Hisham added that resolute public health action along with a strong ability to detect COVID-19 cases contributed to zero fatalities reported in the country for the last eight days.
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