The third wave of the Covid-19 infection rate or R-naught had been reduced to 1.5 within four weeks from a starting level of 2.2, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.<br /><br />The Health director-general said that in a special press conference on Sunday (Oct 18), adding that the third wave is more challenging despite the ministry being more ready from capacity and public health works.<br /><br />Dr Noor Hisham said even if the RO value stayed at 2.2, the number of infections could be more than 1,000 a day.<br /><br />The Health DG added that the best way to reduce the R0 was to adhere to the "stay at home" advisory.<br /><br />On the spike in cases following the Sabah elections, Dr Noor Hisham said the increase could be linked to failure to adhere to the set SOP. <br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/3j3ofKg<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
