PUTRAJAYA: Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has denied that the Health Ministry was late in its response to the Covid-19 situation in Sabah, saying that preparations had been made prior to the state polls to help curb the spread of the virus.
The Health director-general said public health interventions were done much earlier, including closure of markets and cooperation with the Armed Forces to tighten the border to stop illegal foreign workers from entering the country.
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