Health DG: Limiting number of MPs is to ensure Parliament is Covid-19-free


PUTRAJAYA: The decision to limit the number of MPs during parliamentary sitting is to ensure that the Dewan Rakyat is a Covid-19-free venue, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The director-general of Health said on Thursday (Nov 5) that the Health Ministry was worried about the risk of transmission in a place with a large gathering of people.

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