MOH to introduce ‘heightened alert system’ for early detection


Extra aid: Khairy presenting a mock key for a van to district health officer Datin Dr Ariza Zainuddin (right) at the clinic in Rembau. Looking on is Negri Sembilan health director-general Datin Dr Harlina Abdul Rashid (left). — Bernama

REMBAU: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, said that the Health Ministry (MOH) will introduce a heightened alert system to detect early signs of an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country.

He said through the system, the MOH proposed that measures in some sectors would be tightened if there was an increase in cases, but it would not be a “total lockdown”.

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