An open letter by a group of 46 doctors has elicited a personal response from Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

The 46 doctors had, in an open letter on Jan 7, expressed worry at the "very bleak" state of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

Among the signatories included former Health Ministry director-general Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman, Federation of Islamic Medical Associations secretary-general Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman and former Health Ministry deputy director-general Christopher Lee.

They also called for the pandemic not to be politicised but to...