Healthcare workers urged to stay suited up


PETALING JAYA: Healthcare workers should take proper precautions by wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and not let their guard down to prevent Covid-19 from spreading among themselves and the community, say health experts.

For the safety of all healthcare workers, Malaysian Public Health Medicine Specialist Association president Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar believed that it was perhaps better for them to wear PPE to safeguard themselves.

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