(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Malaysia's new cases in a single day drop below 3000 for the first time in 7 months
China News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, December 20 (Reporter Chen Yue) The Ministry of Health of Malaysia reported on the 20th that as of 12 noon that day, there were 2,589 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country in the past 24 hours.
This is the first time since May 3 this year that the number of new cases in a single day has fallen below 3,000.
However, officials in the country worry that the recent severe floods may bring variables to the epidemic.
In the 7 days from December 13 to December 19, the highest number of new cases in a single day in Malaysia was 4362, and the lowest was 3108. 900 cases.
In the seven days from December 13 to December 19, the positive rate of new crown testing dropped to 3.2%, which was a significant drop from the 4% in the previous seven days.
However, continuous heavy rainfall from the 17th to the 19th led to the worst floods in recent years in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, the most densely populated places in Malaysia.
A large number of victims across Malaysia have been resettled to evacuation centers due to floods.
As of noon on the 20th, the Ministry of Health of Malaysia has found 181 confirmed cases in the COVID-19 test conducted on the victims placed in the evacuation centers and identified more than 200 close contacts, of which about 60% of the confirmed cases are from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
These confirmed cases and close contacts have been quarantined.
The Minister of Health of Malaysia Al-Hairi said that the risk of infection increased during the resettlement process of the victims. It is expected that the flood may lead to an increase in the number of confirmed cases.
He said that the health department of Malaysia has sent personnel to support the disaster areas and prepare masks, disinfectants and other equipment in the evacuation center to "be prepared to deal with the increase in cases."
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