COVID-19 detected from targeted contact tracing, attempting to see the pattern in random happenings: early lessons in Malaysia

Author: Boon Hau Ng ¹ ; Andrea Ban Yu-Lin ¹ ; Nik Nuratiqah Nik Abeed ¹ ; Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid, ¹ ; Chun Ian Soo ¹ ; Najma Kori ² ; Petrick Periyasamy, ²
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1. Respiratory Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Pusat Perubatan Universiti KebangsaanMalaysia
2. Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Pusat PerubatanUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Publication Type:Other Types
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; delayed clearance
From: The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2020;75(5):582-584
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: The world feels strange as we face what is for most of us ourfirst ever pandemic. The number of newly diagnosed casesrises daily in many parts of the world, and we are faced withthe reality that there are still many things to learn about thisnew disease. We share here our experience of treating ourfirst 199 COVID-19 patients in the Hospital Canselor TuankuMuhriz, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(PPUKM).