Allow travel only when hospitals are half full, says MMA

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There were 1,058 patients in intensive care yesterday, 850 of whom were confirmed to be Covid-19 positive and 208 who were suspected of being infected. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association has urged Putrajaya to hold back on reopening state borders until admission rates at hospital wards and intensive care units have dropped further.MMA president Dr Koh Kar Chai said the hospitalisation rate in each specific state and federal territory also needed to be taken into account by the government, on top of the vaccination rates.He said the threshold of 90% of adults being fully vaccinated may seem reasonable, but the number of undocumented migrants must also be taken into account for a more accurate figure.“We should wait until hospitalisation and ICU admission rates dip further and more significantly, to about 50% usage. Interstate travel can then be allowe…