The rate of infectivity, known as R-Nought or R0, had risen to 0.74 from its lowest of 0.58 on Aug 4 as more clusters, including Tawar, emerged, said Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general said that on Thursday and reminded the public to always follow the standard operating procedures (SOP) in order to support the ministry's efforts to reduce the R0 in the country.

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