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[MEDIA RELEASE] Return to Work after the MCO for COVID-19 infection – A Guide for Workplace

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A group of academics from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya have developed a guideline for Return to Work after the Movement Control Order (MCO) for COVID-19 infection. The guide covers commonly asked questions such as the need to test employees returning to work after the Movement Control Order (MCO) for COVID-19 infection, available testing methods and how to protect employees and avoid a COVID-19 outbreak at the workplace including the use of technology.

[EXPERT REACTION] WHO’s warning on antibody tests and immunity

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The World Health Organization (WHO) had issued a warning on Friday about COVID-19 testings, saying that there is no evidence antibody tests can show whether a person has immunity or is no longer at risk of becoming reinfected. Here are some of the comments collected by our SMC partner in the UK.

[Q&A] COVID-19 testing and treatment: What do we know so far?

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As of today, the COVID-19 outbreak has soared past 1.5 million cases across 213 countries, with over 92,000 deaths. What do we know so far from testing for the novel coronavirus to available treatments? We speak to Dr Vinod RMT Balasubramaniam, Microbiologist & Senior Lecturer at Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia to learn more.

[Q&A] Behind Oxford’s Team Developing COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits

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A team of scientists from the University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) is developing a rapid test kit for COVID-19. We speak to Lim Boon Chuan, a Malaysian PhD student, who is part of the team for the latest development.