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M’sian-born doctor hailed for stopping Adelaide outbreak – The Star Online
ADELAIDE: A Malaysian-born doctor is being praised as a “heroine” in Australia for preventing a full-blown coronavirus outbreak in Adelaide.
ADELAIDE: A Malaysian-born doctor is being praised as a heroine in Australia for preventing a full-blown coronavirus outbreak in Adelaide.
South Australias Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier has commended Dr Dharminy Thurairatnam (pic), who hails from Klang, for picking up on coronavirus symptoms in an elderly woman.
She said the state could have been dealing with widespread community transmission if not for the junior doctor.
She heard this person cough a couple of times and thought, Theyre…
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