It is too early to relax movement restrictions solely based on high vaccination rates amid surging COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions, says Professor Dato' Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman who is a Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya and a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Science Council.
KUALA LUMPUR, August 9 — It is too early to relax movement restrictions solely based on high vaccination rates amid surging Covid-19 infections and hospital admissions, said infectious disease expert Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman.
Dr Adeeba, who is also a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Science Council, said several indicators like the Covid-19 case incidence rate per 100,000 population, positive rates, and intensive care unit (ICU) utilisation rates should also be taken into account before easing lockdown measures.
“I think what we need to do now is really try to bring the numbers down in locations where the numbers are very high,” Dr Adeeba mentioned last Friday in “MIDF Conversation”, a sharing session organised by MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad.
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