'Do not leave it entirely to the Government to handle this crisis. 'Be prepared to make personal sacrifices, change our lifestyle, exercise social responsibility and be inconvenienced,' says Dr Lam Sai Kit.
Institute of Medical Research staff processing patient samples prior to testing for Covid-19. A rapid RT-PCR test for the novel coronavirus was quickly developed by IMR in January, and distributed to several government hospitals and medical laboratories. — ART CHEN/The StarIn many countries, pandemic action plans were already activated before this, including in Malaysia.
Compared to the rest of the world, where 114 countries and all continents except Antarctica, have reported cases, Malaysia is still in the early phase of the Covid-19 outbreak, with only 161 confirmed cases to date .However, if the number of cases continues on an upward trend, then the ministry will have to change its strategy, moving from containment to mitigation.
In mitigation, the main objective is social distancing, avoiding large crowds, closing of schools, working from home and reducing unnecessary travel.Plan activated It is important that there are enough drugs and medication to treat the symptoms of severe Covid-19 patients, although there is no medical cure for the condition.As for frontline healthcare personnel, they must be provided with respiratory protection devices and protective clothing, including N95 masks, gloves, goggles and PPE .The police force, armed forces, firefighters and those manning essential services such as electricity and water supply, should all be given proper protection as well.
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