Experts: Situation is improving


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PETALING JAYA: As Covid-19 cases and hospitalisation rates taper after heightened pandemic activity in August, health experts are looking at the government’s preparations for the endemic phase.

Epidemiologist and public health physician Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal of Universiti Malaya said there was a decline in the national daily reported cases and an even more pronounced decline in the number of Covid-19 cases that were ventilated or in the intensive care unit (ICU).

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