Health DG brushes off 'top doctor' label, praises govt, frontliners in Covid-19 fight


PUTRAJAYA: Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has played down the “top doctor” recognition given to him for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr Noor Hisham said praise should be directed to the country’s leaders as well as the Health Ministry’s frontliners for their role in combating Covid-19.

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