Preparing for a pandemic

By YUEN MEIKENG

Nation
Sunday, 01 Mar 2020

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is preparing for the possibility of a Covid-19 pandemic, Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) says.

“We are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best, ” he told Sunday Star.

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