Covid-19: M'sia enrols first patient in WHO trial to find cure


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KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has enrolled its first patient for the World Health Organisation (WHO)-led Solidarity Trial that will attempt to find the best drug to treat Covid-19 patients, says the ministry's Clinical Research Centre director Dr Goh Pik Pin.

Dr Goh, who is the coordinator for the trial in Malaysia, said that the patient was enrolled on Tuesday (April 21).

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