KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — The threshold indicator for new Covid-19 cases set under the National Recovery Plan may be changed to a more appropriate value based on current developments and the situation in the country.
“The NRP is dynamic. If cases have decreased and they are only mild symptomatic cases, the number of new cases is no longer an appropriate threshold value, we will look at the case capacity in the ICU and the mortality rate. Tengku Zafrul, who is also Finance Minister, said the proposed changes were based on experiences in other countries such as the United Kingdom, which recorded a sharp drop in Covid-19 cases and hospital admissions after more than 40 per cent of the population had been vaccinated.
He said the MPN also invited experts from various backgrounds including businessman Tony Fernandes, Star Media Group advisor Wong Chun Wai and infectious disease expert Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman.