Health DG: We avoided 'disaster' with 'total lockdown'

Putrajaya’s decision to impose another round of strict movement curbs had helped the country avoid a “disaster”, according to Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Speaking to Astro Awani, Noor Hisham said daily new Covid-19 cases were projected to peak at around 13,000 in mid-June before slowing down.

He said...