No ‘one-size-fits-all’ strategy to combat Covid-19; Masidi responds to Jomo’s statement


KOTA KINABALU: There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to combat the Covid-19 virus, says Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.

The state minister tasked with coordinating Sabah's efforts to fight Covid-19 said this in response to Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) research adviser Jomo Kwame Sundaram, who questioned Malaysia’s MCO as the best option to control the pandemic.

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