“Our projection model shows that in mid-July, so maybe within next month, if we are still complying with the SOPs, we will record zero cases, and that is our mission,” Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a media briefing yesterday.
Two were imported cases involving a Malaysian and a non-citizen who were infected while abroad.
The number of active cases declined to 283 as recoveries continue to outpace new infections
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 302 cases — which accounted for 96% of all cases in the cluster — involved foreign workers from Nepal (163), Bangladesh (67), Myanmar (35), Indonesia (31), India (four), Vietnam (one), and Cambodia (one).
This is the lowest since March 14 when the number of active cases stood at 203.
Dr Noor Hisham said undocumented migrants who tested positive for Covid-19 are isolated and quarantined for 14 days, and made to undergo second and third tests. "Through the repeat tests, the ministry detected more Covid-19 cases and the patients were transferred to hospitals for treatment."
HLIB analyst Nazira Abdullah wrote in note today that the research firm increased its MQREIT earnings forecast by 6% for financial year ending Dec 31, 2020 (FY20) and FY21 on lower expenses and contribution from new tenancy.
This means the rate of recovery from Covid-19 in Malaysia stood at 90.9% or 7,733 cases, while the number of active cases fell to less than 10% of total confirmed cases of 8,505, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah: Two positive cases were detected on May 17 through screenings at the home involving 12 staff and 26 residents. All staff and other 24 residents tested negative for the virus.
Of the 41 new cases today, 38 were local transmissions, with 32 of them involving foreign workers while the six remaining cases involved Malaysians.
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