Health Ministry admits delay in reporting Covid-19 cases led to drastic increase


PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has confirmed that a delay in reporting Covid-19 cases to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre led to the recent drastic increase in cases.

"For three days straight, the country was shocked by news of daily cases reaching above 5,000. The ministry confirms that the situation was caused by a delay in cases being reported, including positive cases that were found in 2020.

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