Emergency proclamation not a 'failure' in managing Covid-19, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: The Emergency proclamation did not fail but helped prevent the further rising of Covid-19 cases, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

When asked if the Emergency Ordinance 2021 has "failed" in curbing a rise in infections, the Health director-general said the Emergency allowed for the elections to be postponed which could have further worsened the pandemic in the country.

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