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Mutations & Vaccinators Continual Increase

5 Feb 2021: Cases
5 Feb 2021: Mutation Surveillance The 2nd case of the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant is Total daily cases 6000 1.2
found, in a Malaysian returning from the UAE. IMR is monitoring the situation. § 5500 1.1
continue to hover 5000 1
above the 3000 mark, 4500 0.9
and the COVID-19 4000 0.8
Ro/Rt infection rate for 3500 0.7
the whole country is 3000 0.6
0.99. § § Daily New Cases 2500 0.5 Estimated Rt

Giving Back A 2000 0.4
recovered COVID-19 1500 0.3

patient donates 30 1000 0.2
units of ventilators 500 0.1
worth RM1 million, and 0 0
will be distributed to
Source: IMR 22 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Jan 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb
hospitals, including
Vaccinating the Vaccinators Malaysia will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine a week Sungai Buloh Hospital Daily New Cases Estimated Rt
before the first phase of PICK that begins on Feb 26. This will enable the 7,000 where the donor was

individuals tasked with providing the vaccination to be inoculated first. § treated for COVID-19. Source: DG Hisham Twitter §
§

6 Feb 2021: Closure
due to Outbreak 604
cases, 1,871 workers
to undergo screening
tests, and chicken
processing plant is
closed. Authorities

inspect facilities in
accordance with the
Minimum Standards of
Housing,
Accommodation and
Employee Facilities Source: Buletin TV3 Facebook §
Act 1990 (Act 446). §

Source: MOH Facebook §
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