Tsunami of Covid-19 cases was expected in third wave: Health DG

This would comprise imported cases brought by Malaysians who went overseas during the school holidays.

The Health Ministry was expecting a tsunami of Covid-19 cases in the country due to the huge number of Malaysians who went overseas during the school holidays earlier this month.

"We carried out this MCO as a preparation for our expectations, where three weeks ago we thought there would be a third wave, or what we call a tsunami," he told a press conference in Putrajaya today.

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