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Top physicians pen letter to PM calling for gradual relaxation of MCO
Published:  Apr 10, 2020 11:11 AM
Updated: 5:53 AM

CORONAVIRUS | The president of the Malaysian Medical Association and 12 predecessors have penned an open letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin calling for a gradual relaxation of the movement control order (MCO) measures currently being implemented to combat the spread of Covid-19.

“To Malaysia’s credit, the measures taken by the government, guided by professionals and the best available knowledge, have so far managed to prevent the sort of runaway increase in cases and deaths that we have seen in some other countries,” read the letter.

However, they say it is likely that a stepwise relaxation of movement control will be the way forward...


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