To mask or not to mask?

By Dr Tan Poh Tin “MY mask protects you. Your mask protects me. Our masks protect others.” We have a few weeks before our children return to school and kindy, and all to work. Should we and our children still wear masks in public places? Surgical masks at RM1 to RM1.50 each may be burdensome…

Covid-19 – to test or not to test?

By Dr Tan Poh Tin It was ‘durian runtuh’ season for some clinics after the Movement Control Order (MCO), when workers were required to obtain a medical certificate to say they were fit to return to work. As doctors, we know that if we really wanted to identify Covid-19 infected workers, laboratory confirmation is needed.…