More than 44m face masks distributed nationwide, says NADMA
File picture shows Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba receiving a donation of face masks from Ambassador of China to Malaysia Bai Tian at the Health Ministry in Putrajaya April 2, 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
The National Disaster Management Agency said out of those, 11.9 million pieces were for frontliners while the remaining 32.6 million have been distributed in stages so far to 8.163 million households beginning April 2. “For logistical reasons, the state committees will distribute the face masks to the district level disaster management committees, before passed on to the Village Security and Development Committees , Village Community Management Councils , village heads, residential community leaders, joint management bodies and management committees for further distribution to households in their respective locations,” the agency told Bernama today.
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