TALK about mixed feelings. On Monday, the Health Ministry issued a three-page statement to provide details of the current increase in typhoid fever cases in Kuala Lumpur. It was a move meant to raise awareness without causing panic.
That is reasonable, of course. This is a public health matter that can turn deadly, and people should be kept informed so that they can take precautions and act rationally.
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