PUTRAJAYA: With suicide cases on the rise due to pandemic-related stress, the Health Ministry has called on society to be more mindful and sensitive of their surroundings for warning signs.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said the number of suicide cases reported to the police rose to 631 in 2020 from 609 the previous year.
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