Open AccessHealth and Economic Impact of COVID-19: Mapping the Consequences of a Pandemic in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Sadia Shakeel,
M.A. Hassali,
Atta Abbas Naqvi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2020.27.2.16
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , economic impact analysis , geography , virology , economics , medicine , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , microeconomics
The World Health Organization (WHO) has termed the novel coronavirus infection a pandemic based on number of confirmed cases in more than 195 countries and with risk of further spread. The infection has had drastic impact on global trade and stock markets. The Malaysian authorities realised the need to ensure availability of health resources and facilities in the country so that the healthcare professionals could treat serious cases on priority basis. Steps have been taken to ensure that health facilities are not overwhelmed with cases and do not become the source of virus spread to other healthcare staff and patients.