Kelantan- Malaysia records highest Covid-19 infectivity rate at 1.32

Today, Kelantan recorded the highest Covid-19 infection rate (Rt) or R-nought (R0) in the country, at 1.32, compared to 1.19 nationwide.
Mentri Besar, Datuk Ahmad Yakob said that this was after the surge in Covid-19 cases, which led to the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) in seven districts of the state from Friday to April 29.
So far, he said that the test results of 2,627 samples for Covid-19 have not been obtained. What is more shocking is that the use of hospitals and Covid-19 Quarantine and Low Risk Treatment Centers (PKRC) is increasing.
“23% of the total number of diabetes found did not have close contact, which shows that the infection rate in this community is high.
“Schools in the MCO area have been ordered to close because 30% of the infection involved school staff. Therefore, some measures will be taken to overcome the spread of Covid-19 in workplaces, schools, ruins and hospitals. The community”, he is in today Said in a statement.
Ahmed said that the state government also urged Muslims in the state to antique Solar Hajat in mosques and homes (prayer required) to stop the Covid-19 pandemic that occurred during the MCO period.
He said that during this period, Muslims were also asked to increase their reading of the Koran and give charity.
He said: “Hopefully this epidemic can be stopped by practicing taqarrub (the act of bringing Muslims closer to Allah) and the blessing of Ramadan.”
Yesterday, Kelantan recorded 225 new cases, including 28 active populations.
Military, the Kelantan State Ministry of Education instructed all schools and educational institutions in the seven regions under the jurisdiction of MCO to be closed from today to April 24.