Sabah taking steps to check polio spread


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will take immediate steps to stop the spread of polio following the first case in 27 years, in Tuaran about 40km from the state capital here.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said authorities were taking the case seriously, which was disclosed by the Health Ministry in Putrajaya on Sunday.

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