INTERACTIVE: How Malaysia needs to prepare for the Omicron surge

Nurses, doctors, and a respiratory therapist intubate a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patient as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to put pressure on Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

PETALING JAYA: With Malaysia now bracing for an increase in Covid-19 infections due to the arrival of the Omicron variant, many are wondering how big the rise in cases will be.

On Wednesday (Jan 26), Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the Omicron wave had already begun in Malaysia with the number of cases set to go up.