Talks with MOH to take into consideration drop in serious cases


PETALING JAYA: The National Recovery Council (NRC) will discuss with the Health Ministry about changing the transition thresholds in the National Recovery Plan (NRP) as more Malaysians get vaccinated.

NRP coordinating minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (pic) said there were examples of a significant drop in hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in countries such as the UK where vaccination rates were around 40%, indicating that the number of serious cases had dropped as more people got vaccinated.

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