Ticking time bomb


If we’re not careful with how we deal with the combustible health hazard right now, we could be in for an explosion of Covid-19 cases.

The new Covid-19 clusters are like embers, according to Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. If we don’t comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP), including wearing face masks and practising social distancing, it’s like we are the fuel, he said.

“So, when fuel mixes with embers, it will cause a huge blaze, which means a sudden spike in cases,” he said at the Covid-19 media briefing in Putrajaya on Monday.

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