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A Critical Appraisal of COVID-19 in Malaysia and Beyond
Jafri Malin Abdullah1,2, Wan Faisham Nu'man Wan Ismail1,3, Irfan Mohamad1,4
1Editorial Board Member, Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Abstract:
When the first report of COVID-19 appeared in December 2019 from Wuhan, China, the world unknowingly perceived this as another flu-like illness. Many were surprised at the extreme steps that China had subsequently taken to seal Wuhan from the rest of the world. However, by February 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, had spread so quickly across the globe that the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. COVID-19 is not the first pandemic the world has seen, so what makes it so unique in Malaysia, is discussed to avoid a future coronacoma.
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