Up to 500 more frontliners needed to handle Covid-19 spike in Sarawak, says Dr Adham

By SHARON LING

KUCHING: Health workers from other states will be deployed to Sarawak to help contain the current surge of Covid-19 cases there, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba (pic).

The Health Minister said the additional personnel were needed to carry out contact tracing, testing, and treatment in areas that have seen a spike in cases, in order to curb the infection.

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