Health Minister: Not impossible for Covid-19 death toll to hit 26,000 by Sept as projected


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): It is not impossible for the Covid-19 death toll in Malaysia to reach 26,000 by September, as projected by a study conducted by a university in the United States, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

"What has been projected is not something impossible, ” he told reporters when asked on the matter during a joint press conference with the Higher Education Minister at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia here on Thursday (June 3).

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