Lockdown in KK can be prevented if cases do not increase drastically, says new DCM Bung Moktar


Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin clocking in on his first day as Sabah Public Works Minister at the Ministry's office in Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu on Wednesday (Sept 30). -Starpic

KOTA KINABALU: A lockdown in Kota Kinabalu can be staved off as long as the number Covid-19 cases does not increase drastically, says Sabah’s newly-minted Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin.

Bung, who is also state Public Works Minister, said mitigating the pandemic in Sabah will be the top priority for the new state administration.

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