Mass screenings key to tracing asymptomatic cases


KLANG: With the rate of infection on the rise, the government must carry out mass screening within the local community, said an infectious disease expert.

Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy president Prof Dr Zamberi Sekawi said yesterday’s number of confirmed Covid-19 cases indicated a high infection rate within the community.Prof Dr Zamberi, who is also the dean of Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Department of Medicine and Health Science, said this was also due to many infected but asymptomatic people moving around freely.

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