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Malaysia’s Covid Cases May Hit 15,000 a Day as Omicron Spreads

Health workers at a Covid-19 testing center at a Selcare clinic in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg

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By Ravil Shirodkar

February 6, 2022 at 10:33 AM UTC

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Malaysia’s new coronavirus infections may hit 15,000 a day soon from the spread of the highly-contagious omicron variant, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said as he urged citizens to take their booster shots.