Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said this would help the government curtail the spread of Covid-19 infections.
“Although these machines are quite expensive, costing RM40,000, we encourage the private sector to install them – for instance, hotels could have them to help us , ” he told a press conference after launching the Malaysian Society of Hypertension 17th Scientific Congress here Friday . “I am planning to go to Singapore or Johor Baru, but I have to look at the schedule of both parties, ” he said, adding that the meeting could be done face-to-face or via video.
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