Covid-19: Less severe Omicron could still cause surge in hospital admissions, says Health DG

PETALING JAYA: Although the number of severe Covid-19 cases in the country has continued to reduce, the Health Ministry is still concerned that the emergence of the Omicron variant could cause an increase in hospital admissions.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said while the Omicron variant could be not as severe as the Delta variant, its infectivity rate was very high.