“They are impressed with what we have and they did not expect us to be well prepared,' said Malaysia's health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The team of medical experts from China lauded Malaysia for its quick and effective response to the coronavirus disease including the enforcement of the movement control order, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
“They were impressed. We were first and fast to put into action the MCO and they said it worked well. Policy-wise, we are learning from them as they are two months ahead of us,” he said during his daily press briefing here. Malaysia currently uses the rapid test kits to confirm that former Covid-19 patients are free of the virus prior to discharge, in order to free up laboratory testing capacity for active case detections.
“They also did emphasise that we need to protect our border, which is what we are doing. Unlike others who lifted their borders along with the MCO, we need it. So while we ease restrictions, we have to strengthen border control. Very important for us to continue this, and quarantine and swab those returning to the country,” he said.
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