PM: Country loses RM1bil for each day in lockdown

A man walking in a quiet shopping plaza in Kuala Lumpur during the latest nationwide lockdown. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The country loses RM1bil every day with the lockdown in place, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Muhyiddin said the current lockdown had successfully staved off an exponential surge in Covid-19 cases.

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