PETALING JAYA: Triaging and strict infection guidelines similar to those enforced during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak would be implemented in hospitals should there be an influenza pandemic.
The National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan – the Government’s guidelines on how the country would react to influenza outbreaks including avian flu – said strict management of patients was needed to prevent the spread of the disease.
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