NRP: Number of serious cases new indicator for phase transitions, says Zafrul


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The number of new Covid-19 cases with serious symptoms will be used as a new indicator for the transition into phases two and three of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), says its coordinating minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

He said this would replace the Covid-19 new cases indicator, using as proxy new hospital admission cases for Covid-19 adapted for categories three, four and five.

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