Azlan Othman

Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar said people should have a positive mind and help to contain the COVID-19 virus from spreading to prevent any lockdown in this country.

Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham said there is no plan for a lockdown now and no number of cases has been set for that purpose.

“Once our health system is stretched, the inevitable will happen. That is why containment is very important. People must help us to contain this,” he told the media yesterday.

The nation recorded four new cases of COVID-19 yesterday with the total cases standing at 54 to date.

Three of the new cases were categorised as second generation to the Tabligh cluster in Kuala Lumpur. Patients are treated at the National Isolation Centre.

One patient is in critical condition and needs to be intubated and treated at the Intensive Care Unit but is in a stable condition. He has a chronic disease.

Two other cases need intensive treatment while the rest are in a stable condition.