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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


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