And wow, Malaysia is still climbing. We've moved up one more step and we’re #28 among countries with the most number of infections todate.
We have even overtaken Sweden, a country that has not been under a strict lockdown since Covid visited the country last year.
That immediately prompts me on the matter of our famous 'alphabet-soup' lockdowns. If we can't and won't be serious about lockdowns, then it's best to do away with them completely. And just follow Sweden's example. Life would be so much easier for everybody!
In the UK though, optimism lurks silently. Thirteen days after Freedom Day and despite dire predictions, the country’s cases are falling.
Downing Street does not quite dare to be jubilant but cases fell for seven consecutive days this week for the first time since November, though the last few days have seen a wee increase. In fact, on Thursday, cases were down by 40% on the week before.
There has been many explanations – the end of the “Euros effect”, the school holidays, a decline in testing, or a final approach towards herd immunity – but nothing conclusive.
It is unclear, even to the country’s most esteemed modellers and epidemiologists, what exactly is going on. And no one inside government will say they believe the worst is over – political and scientific advisers have been burnt too many times.
In any case, it is important for the UK to see this sustained – the pandemic has been very unpredictable. Nobody can yet make a call about the course of this wave. I guess the Brits would know for sure in another week or two.
Sadly, the same cannot be said of Malaysia because here, Covid is refusing to go away and things look hopeless.
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