(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Malaysia’s first single-day confirmed cases exceeded 30,000
China News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, February 24 (Reporter Chen Yue) The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced on the 24th that the country added 31,199 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia on the 23rd. This is the first time the number of confirmed cases in Malaysia has exceeded 30,000 in a single day since the outbreak.
Malaysia’s previous record for confirmed cases in a single day was 28,825 on February 20 this year. Since February 11, the country’s single-day confirmed cases have remained above 20,000. So far, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Malaysia has exceeded 3.3 million.
Malaysian Health Minister Khairi said that although the number of confirmed cases has increased significantly, only 194 of the newly confirmed cases on the 23rd were severe patients, and nearly 80% of them were unvaccinated, unvaccinated or unvaccinated with booster shots. Khairi also said that at present, the utilization rate of ordinary hospital beds, intensive care beds and respiratory assistance equipment in Malaysia is still within an affordable range, and the basic infection index (R0) of the new crown is continuing to decline. He believes that the current epidemic in the country is still under control.
Haili announced on the same day that from March 1, close contacts of Malaysians over the age of 18 who have been vaccinated with booster shots, as long as they do not have relevant symptoms, can be exempted from home isolation and only need to test themselves; If you have related symptoms, you need to isolate at home for 5 days.
Hairi also said that Malaysia has set a date for the reopening of its borders, which will be announced by Prime Minister Ismail. Previously, the National Recovery Council, which is responsible for promoting the country’s national recovery plan for the new crown epidemic, recommended that the government reopen the borders on March 1. (End)