PETALING JAYA: The two-week lockdown from June 1-14 is necessary to ensure that the country’s medical facilities will not end up paralysed if Covid-19 cases continue to rise, says Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The ban on all non-essential social and economic activities was necessary following the sharp increase in daily Covid-19 infections recently, whereby new cases breached the 9,000 mark on Saturday, he said.
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