Former Health Ministry official: Malaysia must be ready in case of local Covid-19 transmission


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia must be prepared for unlinked transmission of the Covid-19 as experienced in other countries, cautions former Health Ministry deputy director-general (research and technical support) Datuk Dr Christopher Lee.

Unlinked transmission was observed in countries such as Japan and Korea, while in Malaysia, all the cases observed so far were linked to travellers from abroad, he said.

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