PUTRAJAYA: Social distancing practices during the conditional movement control order (MCO) was not only effective in flattening the Covid-19 curve, but also brought down other communicable diseases, says the Health director-general.
Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there was a stark decline in diseases transmitted through touch, such as hand, foot and mouth disease , measles and chicken pox during the period.
However, he noted that the MCO had also made parents anxious of leaving their homes to keep up with their children's vaccination schedules, leading to a drop in immunisation rates in infants and children. Meanwhile, Malaysia recorded its first Covid-19 related death in days, bringing the death toll to 116.
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