Sarawak on path of excellence in research


SARAWAK is a state to watch. The announcement by its Chief Minister to invest in an infectious disease centre is progressive.

Scientists have predicted that the Covid-19 pandemic is not going to be the last. Those who study the emergence of infectious diseases are convinced that we need to be prepared. As humans encroach into the habitats of microbes, these microbes will spill over into the former’s communities. This can be through host animals or other means of transfer to humans.

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