Health DG: Paxlovid for high-risk Covid-19 patients, not for mild cases or prevention

PETALING JAYA: The country’s policy on the usage of Covid-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid does not include low-risk, asymptomatic patients, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The medication was also not for prevention of Covid-19, he said.