MARCH 23 — We are now into Day 7 of our movement control order (MCO) to prevent spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Malaysia. If we want to get it right and make the best use of the MCO we need to listen to good international experts and nations that are able to control the epidemic. There...
Monday, 23 Mar 2020 01:50 PM MYT
In this article I would like to focus on testing — who we are testing, our testing capacity and how to improve it. Being critical of our abilities is not aimed to defeat them but to ask how we can put in place the optimal strategies that will give us the best outcome. “We have a simple message for all countries: Test, test, test. Test every suspected case. If they test positive, isolate them and find out who they have been in contact with two days before they developed symptoms and test those people, too...”
This is of concern as the experience from Wuhan, Italy and other location shows that about 30-40 per cent of those infected remain largely well , especially those who are younger. I am seriously worried that so many have had to resort to homemade PPE which cannot be said to be safe and effective in protecting them. Once one HCP is infected the risk to others in that facility is huge and it hampers the functioning of the health facility for days.
An important message to remember about testing is that one negative test does not mean you are not infected. We see many individuals expressing they have been tested and are clear of the virus. Our very rich individuals and companies play a vital role to get this done. I recognise they are reluctant to donate money, as they are afraid it will be misused but we can advise them which tests to buy and donate them to MoH.
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