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Malaysia’s new confirmed cases hit a new high in a single day, the head of state calls for unity to fight the epidemic

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  (Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Malaysia’s new confirmed cases in a single day hit a new high

China News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, August 18 (Reporter Chen Yue) The Ministry of Health of Malaysia reported on the 18th that as of 12 noon that day, 22,242 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were newly confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours, a record high since the outbreak. In the past 7 days, there have been more than 145,000 new confirmed cases in Malaysia, with an average of more than 20,000 new cases per day.

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin recently announced his resignation, and the new prime minister is being nominated by members of the House of Commons. The National Palace of Malaysia issued a statement on the 18th that the Supreme Head of State Abdullah called on MPs to unite and prioritize the welfare and safety of the people, so as to avoid facing the challenges of the epidemic, the people will have to bear the ills brought about by the political turmoil. as a result of.

Abdullah also requested that the new government succeeding Muhyiddin must continue to implement the epidemic prevention and recovery policies proposed by the previous government, such as the vaccination plan and the national recovery plan.

The Ministry of Health of Malaysia and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation jointly announced on the 18th that as of the 16th, Kuala Lumpur and other federal territories and 5 states including Selangor have achieved more than 40% of adults who have completed the vaccination; and 5 states have completed the vaccination. The vaccination rate is between 30% and 40%, and only 3 states have this figure below 30%. More than 47% of adults in Malaysia have completed the vaccination, and more than 70% of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

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The two departments also stated that they will learn from the experience of accelerating vaccination in the capital Kuala Lumpur and the neighboring Selangor state in other states to ensure that more than 40% of adults in all Malaysian states have completed the vaccination by the end of this month.

Malaysian Ministry of Health Director Nur Hisham also pointed out that of the newly confirmed cases on the 18th, 286 cases require ventilators and auxiliary oxygen supply equipment, and 144 cases have lung inflammation, which is less than the total number of cases. 2%; more than 98% of cases are asymptomatic or mild patients. Nur also emphasized that among the confirmed cases that day, about 90% of severely ill patients and more than 80% of mild and asymptomatic patients had not been vaccinated or had not been vaccinated. He also called on the people to get vaccinated immediately. (Finish)









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