Wee: Health Ministry should clarify my role in ventilator issue


Speaking up: Dr Wee says he was responsible for the transport of the ventilators, but was not involved in their purchase.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has urged the Health Ministry to clarify his role in the procurement of ventilators during the Covid-19 crisis.

The Ayer Hitam MP, who was then the transport minister, said the directive about purchasing the ventilators had come from the National Security Council and Cabinet on March 20-25, 2020.

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