New protocol - Covid-19 patients to be discharged after 14 days, even if test positive

Following the latest information from the World Health Organisation , Malaysia will change its Covid-19 treatment protocol and discharge patients after 14 days even if they test positive for the virus.The reason for this new protocol is because patients have been found to be not infectious two weeks after contracting the virus, Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

“According to a WHO report, those who have been infected for more than 14 days will have zero infectivity. “Therefore, based on this new information, we can discharge patients after 14 days even if they test positive using an RT-PCR test. “This is the new action we will take based on the latest information. We will change our protocol with regards to positive patients,” he said during his daily briefing this evening.

He added that a positive RT-PCR test result after 14 days was possibly due to the detection of “dead virus” or a “fragment of the virus RNA”.Keep up with the latest information on the outbreak in the country with

So confusing. We've been in MCO since 18 Mac. And now they make this statement.

Great... May not need repeat second sample for close contact if first sample negative..

Huh

If WHO said then it must be true What if they make a mistake? Why can't we still quanrentine them for another week or two until all clear to be safe. We have gone so far, why spoit it just because WHO say so.

Are you people mad - let positive people out to infect others! Absolutely NO!

There’s no vaccine. Counting on herd immunity

Absolutely not making sense...refrain to believe that WHO Negro.

Wow really unpleasant news!!!

Is WHO being pressured by the Trump administration? Why do I feel like it is something that a realDonaldTrump would do? 😂 trumper

If that is t case, y bother test. After 14 days, send home.

I’m skeptical of such finding by WHO. We need to check if China is following such practice. If China is not doing the same, better ignore the advice.

Scary.. what if WHO make a mistakes

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