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Malaysian-born doctor in Australia saves state from second COVID-19 wave, hailed a hero – Mashable SE Asia
“I was honestly just trying to do my job as best as I could.”
Malaysian-born doctor Dharminy Thurairatnam is being hailed a hero in Adelaide, Australia after she prevented a second wave of COVID-19 transmissions in the state.
Thurairatnam was working a busy Friday night shift at the Lyell McEwin Hospital when she attended to an elderly woman in her 80s.
At first, Thurairatnam never expected her patient to have COVID-19. But something was amiss.
IMAGE: Tait Schmaal
The woman was experiencing difficulty breathing.
I believe that she had something going on but…
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