Health DG distances MOH from 'warm water' treatment

Geraldine TongPublished: Mar 21, 2020 10:57 AM | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 2:51 PM

UPDATED at 7.35PM to include former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye explaining that the virus attacks the respiratory tract.

CORONAVIRUS | Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah appeared to distance the ministry from claims that Covid-19 could be prevented by drinking warm water.

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