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Additional Human Resource for Caseload & Testing

Health 31 Jan 2021: Cases continue to spike. Rt stays above 1.0 in January.

31 Jan 2021: MOH needs 11,280 additional health workers in an effort to address
the pandemic. 3,591 have been approved and the Public Service Commission (SPA) is
handling the new recruitment. §
0.71% Nurses
0.71% Assistant Medical
1.42% Officers
3.56% Environmental Health
Officers (PKP) &
4.27% Assistant Environmental
4.56% Health Officers (PPKP)
5.70% Specialists
5.70% Public Health Assistants

Medical Officers
57.69%
7.12% MOH Drivers
Medical Laboratory
Technologists Source: MAera §
8.55% X-Ray Technologists

Health Care Assistants
Source: MOH Facebook § Pharmacists 6K 1.2
5.5K 1.1
5K 1
4.5K 0.9
4K 0.8

3.5K 0.7
Daily New Cases (bar) 2.5K 0.5 Rt Value (line)
3K
0.6

2K
0.4
1.5K 0.3
1K 0.2
0.5K 0.1
0 0
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Daily New Cases (bar) Rt Value (line)
Source: Buletin TV3 Facebook §
Source: DG Hisham Facebook § 23