PETALING JAYA: The authorities would no longer wait for Covid-19 cases to increase to "red zone" status before imposing a lockdown on an area, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The Defence Minister said pre-emptive lockdown measures were necessary to quickly break the chain of transmission before it spreads to other regions and states.
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