Malaysia is declaring the end to the pandemic

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  • Malaysia will start treating Covid-19 as an endemic disease around the end of October, said International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali.
  • More than 75% of Malaysia’s adult population is expected to be fully vaccinated by then, said Azmin.
  • Malaysia’s Southeast Asian neighbors including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines have also experienced a resurgence in Covid cases caused by the more transmissible delta variant.

Malaysia will start treating Covid-19 as an endemic disease around the end of October, the country’s International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali said Tuesday.

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Covid would be endemic when the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease becomes a permanent presence in the community and continues to circulate among people. Other endemic diseases include influenza, dengue and malaria.

www.cnbc.com/2021/09/07/malaysia-to-treat-covid-as-endemic-starting-end-october-trade-minister.html

 

h/t Glaxnor

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