LETTER | Covid-19: The army has spoken
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LETTER | Brigadier General Dr Mohd Arshil Moideen, who is the management chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces Health Service Division, stated recently that In a war, like the war on Covid-19, we need a single standardised strategy line of command that everyone can abide by.
Make no mistake. We are in a war against Covid-19, and we are clearly on the losing side - ICUs full, shortage of staff and oxygen, and a high number of daily deaths.
It is appalling that it has been almost 18 months since the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Malaysia, and we still don’t have a “single standardised strategy line”.
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