Covid-19: No case surge expected for upcoming festive celebrations, says Dr Noor Hisham

PUTRAJAYA: No surge in Covid-19 cases is expected during the upcoming festive celebrations, says the Health Ministry.

Its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the number of Covid-19 daily cases and hospitalisation rates were also on a downward trend.

Dr Noor Hisham then said that stricter Covid-19 mitigation measures will be considered if certain criteria are detected. He added that the Covid-19 variant called XBB.1.5 discovered in the United States has yet to be detected in Malaysia.On whether the upcoming Thaipusam and Chinese New Year celebrations would see any standard operating procedures being implemented, Dr Noor Hisham said the status quo would remain.

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