DoctorOnCall says it should not be seen as competition with traditional GP clinics and pharmacies, as it is offering free listings for these facilities to boost their digital presence through the telehealth platform.
The majority of Covid-19 patients with chronic kidney disease and chronic pulmonary disease except asthma had severe Covid-19 disease at 58% and 53% respectively.
Khairy Jamaluddin says the government's RM3 billion allocation is not just for Pfizer’s vaccine alone, but for all Covid-19 vaccines to immunise 70% of the population, covering procurement, storage, and transport.
Malaysia’s local pharmaceutical distributors currently have very limited capacity to store or deliver large quantities of vaccines at Arctic temperatures.
Majority of Malaysians and non-nationals with Covid-19 experienced mild disease. Most foreigners, or 98%, had mild Covid-19 disease, followed by other Malaysian ethnic groups (92%), Malays (90%), Chinese (85%), and Indians (84%).
After reporting a cumulative 50,000 Covid-19 cases as of Nov 18, Malaysia took eight days to cross the 60,000-mark, and another eight days to pass 70,000 cases.
Movement restrictions have also impacted private health care facilities, including GP clinics and community pharmacies, leading to late detection of chronic diseases.