Health Ministry to hold special press conference on Covid-19 at 4pm today


PETALING JAYA: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad will address developments on Covid-19 at 4pm on Monday (Dec 18).

The special press conference session will be held at the Health Ministry's building in Putrajaya.

Covid-19 cases have seen a rise to 20,696 cases between Dec 10 to 16.

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Dr Dzulkefly said the rise shows an increase of about 8,000 cases compared to the previous week.

Between Dec 3 to 9, there were 12,757 cases reported in the country with 11 casualties.

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