In Sungai Buloh, little-known centre at heart of Malaysia’s response to Wuhan coronavirus
Saturday, 01 Feb 2020 07:00 AM MYTA general view of the Sungai Buloh Hospital January 28, 2020. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
This is, in no small part, in thanks for the National Referral Centre for Infectious Diseases and its experience dealing with such outbreaks in Malaysia, which includes handling the quarantine, monitoring, counselling, and care responses that are deployed. The centre would also be at the forefront when the Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus hit in 2005.
Infectious diseases consultant Dr Benedict Sim speaks during a media briefing on 2019-nCov in Putrajaya January 30, 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon “We also have a dedicated X-ray machine to work in that ward so that machine isn’t shared with patients outside the ward or for those without infection.”
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