Noor Hisham shows support for full lockdown as virus cases soar 

Elill Easwaran Elill Easwaran Updated 2 years ago · Published on 18 May 2021 11:10AM · 1 Comments

Soldiers enforce a lockdown following a coronavirus outbreak in Jalan Othman, PJ Old Town, Selangor, on May 10, 2020. The state faces another strict lockdown as infections soar once more. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 18, 2021.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah hinted last night a full lockdown could be imminent when he retweeted a post calling the measure a “must’ as Covid-19 infections grow.

The tweet by @izwnnrdn said: “Healthcare system already being used at full capacity. It is necessary and a MUST to implement total lockdown!”

The Health Ministry, National Security Council, Noor Hisham and Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob were tagged in the tweet.

Earlier today, Noor Hisham posted on Twitter about the people of Taiwan practising “self lockdown”.

Health Minister Dr Adham Baba warned yesterday that Selangor would go into lockdown should current efforts fail to contain the  Covid-19 epidemic.

Adham was questioned on the increasing number of cases in the state even after MCO 3.0 was enforced.

For 25 straight days, Selangor logged the most infections among the states and territories.

Yesterday the nation saw a record 45 virus deaths and 522 admissions into intensive care 

The death toll now stands at 1,947

The Forensic Department of Sungai Buloh Hospital is providing containers to keep the bodies of patients who died of coronavirus infection. – May 18, 2021.

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  • A total lockdown is inevitable no matter what the economic consequences. There is no soft landing in this pandemic. Bite the bullet and survive the lockdown, hopefully with precisely targeted government aid only to the very poor and vulnerable. Businesses will survive one way or the other despite whining over it for some time.

    Posted 2 years ago by Simple Sulaiman · Reply