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PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Covid-19 hospitalisation and intensive care unit admission figures have reduced in states with higher vaccination rates, the health director-general said. Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were reductions in Labuan, Sarawak, Negri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, where at least 40 per cent of the adult population were fully vaccinated. "This proves the effect of vaccination. At Hospital Sungai Buloh, admissions for Covid-19 patients have also seen a downward trend following the completion of Operation Surge Capacity. "However, other states where vaccination rates are slower have yet to show a reduction in...