Omicron wave

Australia is facing a third Omicron wave driven by the new subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5 as cases surge above 300,000 in the last seven days.

Malaysia's outlook is tentatively optimistic as the domestic economy has largely reopened and restrictions are unlikely to be reinstated despite the Omicron wave, Moody's Analytics said.

Dr Noor Hisham said the fully vaccinated individuals who have also received the booster shot were the most protected.

With the Omicron wave causing a spike in infections, it was important to ensure that children are vaccinated.

UMNO is confident that the Election Commission (EC) will come up with recommendations to ensure that the Johor state election can be held safely in the midst of the COVID-19 Omicron wave.

Omicron's threat is not so much in its disease severity, but in the speed it spreads.

Companies and industries are reminded to continue with COVID-19 prevention measures in the workplace to ensure that the sector continues to operate even as the country grapples with the Omicron wave.

MOH expects the Omicron wave to subside in the next one to two months thus allowing Hari Raya Aidilfitri to be celebrated in early May without movement restrictions.

MOH has reactivated the National COVID-19 Rapid Response Task Force (RRTF) as it heightens the level of preparedness to deal with the Omicron wave following a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Khairy said the number of daily COVID-19 cases is expected to hit 15,000 a day soon.

The accumulated virus caseload surpassed 1 million on Sunday, two years after the country reported its first COVID-19 case.

On Sunday, at least 88 people died of COVID-19 across Australia.

The Omicron wave has begun in Malaysia and the number of COVID-19 cases in the country is expected to rise, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

While everyone is impatient for the Omicron wave to end, this new episode of the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't put a dent in future travel plans.

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