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 (HFMD), measles and chicken pox during the period.
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