Contract medical officers to go on strike next Monday (July 26) despite surging Covid-19 cases, PM's new deal


PETALING JAYA: As Covid-19 cases continue to surge, a nationwide protest is set to take place on Monday (July 26), where government medical contract workers, including doctors at public hospitals across the country will go on strike.

The move, led by a group of contract doctors called "Hartal Doktor Kontrak", was jointly announced by Dr Umar Baraka, Dr Khairul Fahmi Razali and Dr Mohamed Yunus Hassan in a live press conference Saturday (July 24).

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