Monday, 5 October 2020

Dr Noor Hisham: Controlling large scale community transmission is top priority. At R0 of 2.2, 4,500 cases daily by Oct 31

"Controlling the large scale community transmission is our top priority. We need strong solidarity and unity, together we can better fight this common enemy," he said on his Twitter post on Tuesday (Oct 6). 

‘Separately, Dr Noor Hisham also posted a graph projecting the course of Covid-19 cases with an infectivity rate (R0 value) of 0.3, 1.5, and 2.2. With the R0 value of 0.3, it is estimated that cases will taper down to below 500 cases by Oct 31. However, with an R0 of 1.5 and 2.2, it is projected that the number of cases will rise to more than 1,000 and 4,500 cases, respectively, by Oct 31.’

Read here (The Star, Oct 6, 2020)

Worst ever Covid variant? Omicron

John Campbell shares his findings on Omicron.  View here (Youtube, Nov 27, 2021)