MALAYSIA’S MCO 3.0
No Hari Raya breather for front-liners amid record admissions
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Medical workers examining a patient at Kuala Lumpur Hospital's emergency department in the Malaysian city in February.
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Ram Anand Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur, Ram Anand
As most Malaysians this week celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri under lockdown for a second consecutive year, a core group of workers battling the Covid-19 pandemic are looking at little or no breather.
Record admissions in recent weeks threaten to overwhelm the healthcare system - with warnings issued to doctors that the worst is "yet to come".
