Doctors agree Malaysians have to live with ‘endemic’ coronavirus
BY AISYAH AZZAHRA SUHIRI KUCHING: Three doctors here echoed Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s statement that Malaysians would have to learn to live with the Covid-19 virus as it is reduced to endemic status by end of October. Khairy, in a press conference on Wednesday (Sept 1), also said some states such as Labuan and Sarawak […]
Covid-19 can become endemic in Malaysia
KUCHING: Covid-19 may become endemic in Malaysia, said Associate Professor Dr Helmy Hazmi of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. An endemic disease is regularly present or prevalent in a certain region. “The presence of infected people without symptoms can potentially make Covid-19 an endemic disease. In addition, just recently, airborne […]
