The Health Ministry's daily Covid-19 presser turned into a sombre affair today when its director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced it was the last day on the job for one of his deputies, who had been playing a key role in the battle against the pandemic.

Dr Rohaizat Yon (photo), the ministry's deputy director-general (medical), is going into compulsory retirement after 35 years in service.