Health Ministry issues SOP on flood management during Covid-19 pandemic to combat 'disaster within a disaster’


PETALING JAYA: Standard operating procedures (SOP) for flood management while battling the pandemic have been issued by the Health Ministry as the monsoon season is expected to last until March 2022.

"In that period, four to six episodes of heavy rains are expected, with a high probability of floods. However, managing floods during a pandemic brings about its own challenges for all victims and responsible agencies,” said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

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