MOH steps up Covid-19 awareness


KUALA LUMPUR: Preparation to face a possible hike in the number of daily Covid-19 cases following the surge in infections in China will be stepped up, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).

Among the measures to be taken was to increase the percentage of booster dose uptake to reduce the severity of infections and the risk of death, he said.

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