KUALA LUMPUR: Hospitals should not go overboard in taking precautionary measures against SARS by placing healthcare staff under quarantine without pay, Health Deputy Director-General Datuk Dr Ismail Merican said.
“The main implication (of the quarantine) is that you will be generating a fear of reporting as healthcare staff may be afraid to report that they have been to affected countries for fear of a pay cut,” he said.
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