Coronavirus: Experts criticise Malaysia's 'discriminatory policies' against children of medical frontliners in childcare centres

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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Medical professionals in Malaysia have raised objection to what is seen as 'discriminatory policies and practices' against children of medical frontliners in childcare centres.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PETALING JAYA - Medical professionals in Malaysia have raised objection to what is seen as"discriminatory policies and practices" against children of medical frontliners in childcare centres.

"The safest place for these children is to be cared for at home. However, if frontliners' children are to be sent to the childcare centres, they must be segregated from other children," the guidelines read.Dr Ganabaskaran said such guidelines were"unacceptable". Describing the SOP as a"slap in the face" to frontliners, they said the guidelines communicated that the children of frontliners, who were working hard to serve the country, were"contaminated" and"preferably not even welcome" to a childcare centre.

"The SOP will not be issued without the advice and reference from MOH and MKN because this is a matter of security and public health," she said when met by reporters during her visit to Wisma Bernama in Kuala Lumpur on Monday .

 

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