Dr Noor Hisham: New Covid-19 spike could top 5,000 daily cases again if compliance weak
Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases may return to heights not seen since the peak of the ‘third wave’ due to non-compliance with preventive SOPs. — Bernama pic
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases may return to heights not seen since the peak of the “third wave” due to non-compliance with preventive standard operating procedures, according to Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
In a post disclosing that the effective reproduction rate (rt) of Covid-19 was now 1.16, the Health director-general also shared the Health Ministry’s projections for new cases until the end of May.
While the Health Ministry had previously targeted for new cases to reach 500 daily in May, its projection for “non-compliance to SOPs” was for over 5,000 cases a day just before the end of the month.
The peak would also likely be higher without intervention but the projection graph terminates at the end of May.
The ministry’s second projection for “compliance with SOPs” showed its original target of new cases dropping to and below 500 daily at the same time.
However, the rate of actual case growth was now tracking the projection for “non-compliance to SOPs”, with a current daily average of over 2,200 or higher than what was projected for the period now.
In a post disclosing that the effective reproduction rate (rt) of Covid-19 was now 1.16, the Health director-general also shared the Health Ministry’s projections for new cases until the end of May.
While the Health Ministry had previously targeted for new cases to reach 500 daily in May, its projection for “non-compliance to SOPs” was for over 5,000 cases a day just before the end of the month.
The peak would also likely be higher without intervention but the projection graph terminates at the end of May.
The ministry’s second projection for “compliance with SOPs” showed its original target of new cases dropping to and below 500 daily at the same time.
However, the rate of actual case growth was now tracking the projection for “non-compliance to SOPs”, with a current daily average of over 2,200 or higher than what was projected for the period now.
Does anyone still listen to or respect The Obedient Tan Sri, especially after his embarrassing defence of Santhara?
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Noor Hisham says why Santhara was allowed home quarantine
FMT Reporters - March 26, 2021
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry said today that deputy minister Edmund Santhara was allowed home quarantine as he had returned from a low-risk country and had a home suitable for quarantine.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that in making a recommendation on quarantine, the ministry would perform a risk assessment and take into consideration “all factors and the place of quarantine”.
“Among the considerations (are that) New Zealand (is a) low-risk country (and) he has a suitable home for quarantine,” Noor Hisham told Malaysiakini.
He had been asked for a response to criticisms by an airline pilot who sought to be placed in home quarantine so he could care for his cancer-stricken mother.
The pilot, S Mani Vannan of Singapore Airlines, said his request had been refused, describing the decision as devastating. He said he had sought exemption early last month after doing seven Covid-19 tests and having been vaccinated in Singapore.
Santhara was recently allowed to undergo home quarantine after a controversial 55-day trip to New Zealand to see his family amid Covid-19 travel restrictions.
In an email to Noor Hisham, Mani Vannan asked how he could be trusted when he allegedly risked citizens’ lives by allowing home quarantine for Santhara.
He also accused Noor Hisham of practicing double standards.
The ministry, in rejecting Mani Vannan’s request, said the requirement for quarantine is mandatory for all Malaysians and non-citizens returning from abroad even though they brought along the Covid-19 vaccination certificate.
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