Covid-19: State governments postpone events, programmes to avoid risk
Saturday, 14 Mar 2020 04:54 PM MYTKUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Several major events nation-wide have been either postponed or cancelled due to the Covid-19 infection.
“We do not want to take the risk because this forum involves many participants including from overseas and the venue is in the federal capital . The decision to postpone the programme is made after consulting the Pahang Health Department,” he told reporters in Pahang today. He said the state Secretary had issued a directive yesterday on temporary prohibition for overseas travel by the state civil servants until further notice.
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