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NST Leader: Of dollars and sense
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NSTleader: Private health service providers know that public hospitals are overwhelmed. Shouldn’t they join in the efforts of public hospitals to help contain Covid19 that is threatening lives? Coronavirus Malaysia

Look at how some Italian hospitals are treating patients who are really ill with Covid-19. They leave them to die because there aren’t enough ventilators. China allegedly did the same.

Take the case of Covid-19 tests. As far as we can tell, government hospitals and clinics do them throughout the country. Seeing unmet needs, a few private hospitals have moved in by providing Covid-19 tests for a hefty fee. One is even charging RM950 for a test at home. There is one other thing. Private health service providers know that public hospitals are overwhelmed. Shouldn’t they join in the efforts of public hospitals to help contain Covid-19 that is threatening lives?

Businesses operate in a community and as such they must conduct their operations in a socially responsible manner. Absent this, the community will deny them the licence to operate.

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