Putrajaya needs to increase Covid-19 awareness before mulling drastic measures, says health minister
Thursday, 19 Mar 2020 10:47 PM MYTHealth Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya March 19, 2020. ― Picture by Choo Choy May
“For example when you look at China, they did a total lockdown in several provinces.
The minister cited the examples of Iran, Italy, and South Korea, whose populace initially did not view the pandemic in its early stages and were subsequently overwhelmed by the alarming rate of infections and deaths.
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