DPM: Protest may spread virus


Closely monitored: Protestors sitting in a street near Dataran Merdeka while being watched by cops. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has expressed concern over the health risk of the #Lawan rally in the city centre here amid the high number of Covid-19 cases in the Klang Valley.

“I am worried about the participants’ safety after they gathered in large numbers. Even if just one of them catches the infection, it could be brought home.

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