Malaysia's health chief says daily Covid-19 cases will drop in coming weeks,


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KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)- Malaysia's daily Covid-19 cases are expected to stabilise and decrease in the coming weeks as movement controls are better enforced and vaccinations ramp up, said health chief Noor Hisham Abdullah. Daily cases have averaged nearly 7,800 over the past week, posting a record high of 9,353 cases on Saturday (July 10). He said the spike in new cases over the last few days was due to more targeted screenings being implemented, especially in the commercial hubs of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, which are currently under the enhanced movement control order. "The Ministry of Health...