I REFER to the report “Daily cases at 12,541 but not many had serious symptoms” (The Star, July 17). At first glance, the number of new Covid-19 infections at 12,541 cases on July 17 looked alarming. But a closer examination of the daily new infections reveal that there’s no cause for unnecessary panic. Of the new cases on that day, 98.5% involved those with either no symptoms (classified as Category 1 by the Health Ministry) or mild symptoms (Category 2). With that in mind, the Health Ministry should continue with its daily breakdown report on the various categories of Covid-19 infections.

Source: The Star July 19, 2021 00:00 UTC