PETALING JAYA: There is an acute shortage of manpower at the government's district health offices (PKD) and public health clinics (KK), with staff struggling to cope with the surge of Covid-19 cases, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
MMA president Datuk Dr M. Subramaniam said PKD officers are tasked with daily Covid-19 management duties of triaging, screening, assessing, contact tracing, monitoring and home monitoring of Category 1 and 2 patients.
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