150, 000 tests daily is ideal


Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia should ideally be conducting 150, 000 Covid-19 tests a day, says the Health director-general.

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the current testing rate, which is about 80, 000 a day on average, needs to be scaled up.

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