Govt adds RM200 million for healthcare to fight surge in Covid-19 cases

Malaysia's government will increase COVID-19 healthcare spending by another RM200 million to help tackle a surge in cases during recent weeks, the state news agency reported on Saturday.

The funding boost brings the government's total healthcare allocations to fight the coronavirus to 1 billion ringgit, along with a further 5 billion ringgit earmarked last month for the purchase and roll out of vaccines, the Bernama agency reported.