Pahang may see 700 Covid-19 cases weekly if SOP not complied

Pahang is expected to record an average of 90 to 100 positive Covid-19 cases a day or 600 to 700 cases a week in early June if the locals do not comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) to curb the spread of the disease.

Pahang Health director Dr Bahari Awang Ngah warned that this would also increase the number of active cases to 1,700, exceeding the capacity of hospital wards and beds at the Covid-19 quarantine and low-risk treatment centre (PKRC) in the state.

He said as of last Sunday, there were 5,789 Covid-19 cases recorded...