Contact tracing using a mobile app is generally the way to go, says Dr Sonny, but it is not necessarily breach-proof either.
IN light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the urgent need for contact tracing, public health specialist Associate Professor Dr Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan Mohammad believes that Malaysia’s contact tracing through the MySehahtera App has done well so far in balancing personal privacy and health security.
In fact, one of the significant contributing factors for Malaysia’s quick response to counter the spread of Covid-19 is its contact-tracing system.
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