BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS  GE15
Podcast  >  Morning Run  >  Morning Brief  >  Covid-19 Silent Carriers A Concern

Covid-19 Silent Carriers A Concern

Dr. Farhan Rusli, Public Health Medicine Specialist and Director of Selangor Task Force (COVID-19) Operations

18-May-21 07:45

Covid-19 Silent Carriers A Concern

Mass testing in Selangor state is underway, to identify potential asymptomatic carriers of the Covid-19 virus. This is as the state has consistently recorded the highest number of new daily cases in the country. We check in with Dr Farhan Rusli, Public Health Medicine Specialist and Director of Selangor Task Force (COVID-19) Operations to understand the reason for the mass screenings, and to get to the bottom of reports of heavily congested assessment centres in the state.

Image credit: Hafiz Othman / Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Dayana Mustak

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Roshan Kanesan, Wong Shou Ning


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  PoliticsSocial Issueslaw & legal mattersHealth PolicyDiseases & ConditionsMental HealthHealthy LivingFitnessScienceInvestments

Tags:  Covid-19pandemicmass testingvirus


Share this podcast




Play / Pause

Listen now : Health & Living: Be Fit Malaysians: How To Exercise Safely If You’re...

Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Ramkarpal Singh, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Law and Institutional Reforms

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

9:35 AM

People, Planet, Profit

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Dato’ Lewré Lew, Founder, Lewre

11:05 AM

Resource Centre

Patricia Freijo, TrafficGuard

12:00 PM

Enterprise Biz Bytes

Dr Siti Munerah, Lecturer for Principles of Marketing, Sunway University

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Ramkarpal Singh, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Law and Institutional Reforms

2:05 PM

Live & Learn

Cultivating the Specialty Rice Industry in East Malaysia

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

What Does UMNO Polls Tell Us About the Stability of Madani Government?

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Be Fit Malaysians: How To Exercise Safely If You’re Overweight

5:00 PM

The Evening Edition

5:35 PM

Today On Twitter

6:05 PM

Inside Story

7:05 PM

The Evening Edition

7:35 PM

Popcorn Culture

8:05 PM

By The Book

9:00 PM

Bar None

10:00 PM

Lagu-Lagu Dulu-Dulu