NSTnation 'Five to six hours to detect virus'
Dr Ravindran Thayan, IMR’s Head of Virology Unit in the Infectious Diseases Research Centre, said the institute had always been ready to handle virus diagnostics prior to the emergence of Covid-19.“From these drills, we have come up with a detection system for novel viruses. We have an estimate of five to six hours before obtaining the final results,” he said at the IMR headquarters here yesterday.
Dr Ravindran said that upon being told that the patient’s sample would be sent to the IMR, his department stayed in close communication with the diagnostic laboratory in Johor. “The guidelines we had in place were the same as those announced by the World Health Organisation two weeks later.”Its research work, among others, is geared towards advancing scientific knowledge and understanding as well as to enable informed decision-making and formulation of effective preventive and control programmes and activities.The IMR has been at the forefront of Malaysia’s efforts to curb the Covid-19 outbreak, and has gained acclaim for its efficient detection of the coronavirus.
“The virus must no longer be present in their samples. Even if they have a fever with no virus, they are not allowed to be discharged. We believe those infected with the virus become immune to it once they have recovered.”
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