Covid-19

KL unveils $4.9b aid package

Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin also announced that Malaysia's private hospitals have agreed to take on coronavirus patients who are currently treated at public healthcare facilities. PHOTO: REUTERS
Updated
Jan 19, 2021, 06:03 AM
Published
Jan 19, 2021, 05:00 AM

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled a RM15 billion (S$4.9 billion) aid package as those being treated for Covid-19 in Malaysia crossed 40,000, straining the healthcare system.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 19, 2021, with the headline KL unveils $4.9b aid package. Subscribe

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