Mahathir urges Malaysians to practice social distancing

CORONAVIRUS | Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today urged Malaysians to practice social distancing in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19.

In a live Facebook session, Mahathir took into account how the outbreak had worsened following infections linked to a tabligh gathering at a mosque in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.

Some 16,000 people had attended the four-day gathering beginning Feb 27...