DG: Two weeks of MCO may not be enough to reduce cases


PUTRAJAYA: The two-week movement control order period may not be enough to see a reduction in Covid-19 cases, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The objective of the MCO is to bring down the number of cases and to improve the capacity at hospitals, which is currently overwhelmed with patients nationwide, he said.

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