CORONAVIRUS | Cases of severe acute respiratory infections (Sari) and influenza-like-illnesses (ILI) recorded a significant decrease since last week, according to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Speaking at a daily press conference on Covid-19 in Putrajaya today, he said the downward trend was recorded by the Health Ministry (MOH) through surveillance cases carried out at its sentinel clinics and hospitals nationwide.
"We have been monitoring the trend. At the early stages (of the Covid-19 outbreak), we saw an increase in the number of Sari and ILI cases.
"However, since last week, and this week, the number of Sari and ILI cases are declining," Noor Hisham said.
According to him, the decline in Sari and ILI cases also shows that the country has managed to control the spread of Covid-19 in the community.
His comments came as a response to a concern raised by infectious diseases expert Dr Christopher Lee who today tweeted about the increasing number of Covid-19 cases detected via surveillance.
"Cases detected via surveillance are of concern as they imply unlinked community cases. Such cases up by 40 in 10 days.
"Implication: transmission still occurring in that locality (with MCO) & if that chain not broken, risk higher post-MCO. The location of these cases is key!" tweeted Lee, who is also a former MOH deputy director-general.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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