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Demand for Covid-19 testing surges as new cases spike | Malaysia


Friday, 22 Jan 2021 01:36 PM MYT
A PJ Polyclinic health worker conducts a Covid-19 swab test using the RTK-Antigen Covid-19 Kit in Dewan Serbaguna MBPJ in Petaling Jaya. The test will be conducted until this Friday for a fee RM70 January 19, 2020. Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 Since the third wave of Covid-19 hit Malaysia in October last year, more and more people are willing to get tested even though they are asymptomatic or not a close contact.
Is Malaysia’s testing capacity currently enough to cater to the increasing demand, with the four-digit cases recorded over the months, and in case of a worst-case scenario? ....

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Demand for COVID-19 testing surges as new cases spike


22 Jan 2021 / 14:01 H.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah . fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22: Since the third wave of COVID-19 hit Malaysia in October last year, more and more people are willing to get tested even though they are asymptomatic or a close contact.
Is Malaysia’s testing capacity currently enough to cater to the increasing demand, with the four-digit cases recorded over the months, and in case of a worst-case scenario?
Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Prof Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said the national laboratory capacity for both public and private laboratories is currently at 70,000 tests per day. ....

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