Vaccine, movement control can beat spreadof Covid-19, says specialist association


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Vaccinations and self-control of movement are the main, and important, defences in the effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 that has seen a sharp rise in cases since early April, says the Malaysian Public Health Medicine Specialist Association.

Its president Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar said the two actions must be implemented and mobilised hand-in-hand by all parties to ensure the country can flatten the pandemic’s infection curve.

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