NSTnation: Six medical professionals have called on the government to consider implementing a nationwide lockdown in view of a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases in the country.
A joint statement issued by the doctors said they believe that if a lockdown were imposed, carriers of the virus could be easily isolated and identified, and this would help minimise the disease’s spread.
“I am sure you are assisted by eminent members of the medical fraternity, including ID physicians, intensivists, virologists and epidemiologists. But, I wonder if the authorities have considered a lockdown? “I do consider the implication of such measures, but we do not want to be too late, like other countries, which are fighting a losing battle now. Every day matters,” said the statement, which was addressing Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
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