PETALING JAYA: Malaysia had the highest Covid-19 reproduction number (Rt) of 1.57 on Sept 15 among six other countries in the region, according to a disease modelling centre based in Britain.
The Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases on its “Epiforecasts” website estimated that Malaysia’s Covid-19 reproduction number on Sept 15 was at 1.57, followed by Singapore at 1.15, Thailand at 1.1, Indonesia at 1.06 and Philippines at 1.0.
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