Noor Hisham: Early treatment helped to keep number of deaths low


PETALING JAYA: Another Covid-19 patient has died 7.40pm yesterday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 16.

In a Facebook post, Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said the 75-year-old Malaysian has a history of several chronic ailments.

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