PETALING JAYA: Health experts believe undetected asymptomatic and unlinked cases could have contributed to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, especially in the Klang Valley. “Mass screening should be followed by aggressive effort in isolating those who are positive as soon as possible and continuing vaccinating those who are negative. Dr Awang Bulgiba claimed that the high 14-day incidence density for Selangor indicated that contact tracing and mass testing strategies had not been effective. He added that mass testing should be conducted rapidly and followed by vaccination to be effective. “People also need to be vaccinated right away after testing negative so mass testing without vaccinating would be a futile exercise,” he added.

Source: The Star July 04, 2021 00:00 UTC