Covid-19: Health DG says may take four to five weeks to flatten the curve


PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry feels it may take four to five weeks to flatten the curve and reduce the rate of Covid-19 transmission in the country.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the movement control order which began on Wednesday (Jan 13) will hopefully reduce the load of Covid-19 patients at hospitals.

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