Doctor in the House: Dealing with COVID-19 In the North

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Salbiah Mohd Isa, Head of COVID-19 Task Force | Dr Kumitaa Theva Das, Infectomics Cluster

23-Oct-20 16:00

Doctor in the House: Dealing with COVID-19 In the North

Pause
Embed

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Several states in Malaysia are dealing with sudden spikes in COVID-19 cases, due to outbreaks in certain clusters. Not all states have the resources and capacity that Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley enjoy. We speak to two members of Universiti Sains Malaysia’s COVID-19 Task Force: Dr Salbiah Mohd Isa, chemical pathologist, and Dr Kumitaa Theva Das, from the Infectomics Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, to find out how diagnostic services in the northern region are coping with the increased demand in testing.

Image Source: Shutterstock

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Science, Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Health & Living, COVID-19, diagnostic, testing, PCR, Penang, Kedah, Perak,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) How do we end the year on a high without relying solely on bonuses, pay rises, or one-off rewards? Yeoh Chen Chow, Founder of 1% Advisory and Coaching shares his thoughts.

12:00 PM

Just For Kicks

(REPEAT) Sean Malhotra and Bob Holmes join Daryl Ong to talk about football during the festive period - they look ahead to Matchweek 17 of the English Premier League.

1:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

(REPEAT) Matt Armitage and Zan Azlee join Kam Raslan to talk about British India curry, five star ratings and children's sports day.

2:00 PM

Ringgit & Sense

(REPEAT) Felix Neoh, Director of Financial Planning at Finwealth Management answers listeners questions about credit cards.

2:30 PM

The Property Show

(REPEAT) Recap of Property Show on Pest Management episodes in 2025.

3:00 PM

Best of The Bigger Picture

(REPEAT) We speak to feminist ethnographer Maria do Mar Pereira about some myths surrounding feminism, what the movement truly stands for, and whether it can benefit men, as well.

4:00 PM

Best of Evening Edition

(REPEAT) How do you deal with (and survive) family conflict during the holidays? A counsellor shares tips to defuse and de-escalate tense situations.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

Dr. Sonia Gandhi, a renowned scientist working on slowing down the effects of Parkinson disease, shares her journey so far with Professor Jim Al-Khalili on The Life Scientific.

PROGRAMMES