KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 31 -- The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said it would be unfair for the Selangor state government to fine private clinics or hospitals for alleged delays in reporting Covid-19 cases.

MMA president Prof Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said this was because government healthcare facilities that private clinics work with are already stretched to its limits. With the number of rising cases, even the laboratories processing test results are overworked.

"The Health Ministry must get its house in order on the reporting system of Covid-19 positive cases. Though we share the same concerns over Selangorians as expressed by Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, MMA finds this deeply troubling," he said in a statement.

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