Malaysia's Covid-19 infectivity rate rises to 1.0


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's Covid-19 infectivity rate (R value) has climbed again to 1.0, a possible indication that the number of Covid-19 cases may rise in the days ahead.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) in a post on his Facebook page on Friday (Nov 12) said that the country's R value recorded a figure of 1.0 yesterday (Nov 11).

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