COMMENT | Much of the recent focus of the nation for Covid-19 has been on the Klang Valley, including Negeri Sembilan, and rightly so.

The outbreak there continues to rage and the multi-sectoral task force set up to deal with the region, the Greater Klang Valley Task Force (GKVTF), is working hard to make a difference.

We however may not be aware that other states outside the Klang Valley are gradually slipping into a crisis.

If you track the intensive care unit (ICU) bed use by Covid-19 patients for Perak, Kedah and Pulau Pinang, as examples, you can see this steep rise in the past 3-4 weeks (see chart below).

Remember that this data does not show the full picture as for every one Covid-19 patient documented in an ICU bed. There are perhaps 1-2 times...