Gerakan urges MCO extension at red zones, stricter action against violators
Thursday, 23 Apr 2020 12:57 PM MYTGerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau speaks to the press during a press conference at the Bayan Baru Wet Market March 11, 2019. — Picture By Sayuti Zainudin
“The rate of recovery for Covid-19 patients is showing us that we have the virus under control as the percentage of those recovered is at 62.4 per cent as of yesterday. Yesterday, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a new cluster was discovered in Pengerang, where the index patient was initially diagnosed with dengue.
Earlier yesterday, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri said that the total number of people arrested for breaking MCO stood at 17,725, of which 1,236 have been charged in court.
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