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MCO won't stop prison outbreak, expert says solve overcrowding
Published:  Oct 4, 2020 6:00 PM
Updated: Jul 7, 2021 1:29 PM
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Infectious diseases expert Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman cautioned today that enforcing movement restrictions will not be enough to contain Covid-19 outbreaks within prisons and the communities surrounding them.

Instead, she insisted that the government must tackle the issue of overcrowding in prisons.

"MCO alone is not going to be enough when dealing with COVID-19 & prisons," she tweeted in response to...


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