Covid-19: Health Ministry's main concern – infected Malaysians returning home


PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry's main concern now is imported Covid-19 cases as Malaysians returning from other countries have the possibility of carrying the disease.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said prior to the movement control order (MCO), many Malaysians had planned for and bought tickets to travel abroad, but this was no longer possible after the MCO was put in place.

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