Closer look dispels alarm


I REFER to the report “Daily cases at 12,541 but not many had serious symptoms” (The Star, July 17).

At first glance, the number of new Covid-19 infections at 12,541 cases on July 17 looked alarming. After over six weeks of being holed up at home due to the movement control order 3.0, not only were the number of new cases not going down, but they were going up – and on many days setting record highs.

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