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Empowering for New Norms

25 Nov 2020: Surveying
Behaviours MOH conducts survey
on new practices, including if the
community challenges others if
they do not practice the new
norms. §

Aborigines (Orang Asli) The DDG
(Public Health) visits Beringin Pos
Raya village and interviews some
Orang Asli residents - they are
aware of COVID-19 disease and
preventive measures. They also
advise each other on COVID-19
Source: MOH Facebook §
infection prevention measures, and
know of the use of the
MySejahtera application. §

Quality Control (QC) MOH monitors
QC of COVID-19 diagnostic test kit
with a QC panel as well as Positive
Control, Negative Control and
Internal Control during each "run"
of the PCR test.

IMR and 19 MOH hospital
laboratories participate in WHO
Quality Assurance through the
Royal College Pathology Australia
Quality Assurance Program. IMR
monitors quality of molecular
laboratory test results conducted
nationwide by providing periodic
Source: MOH Facebook § test panels to 24 laboratories
conducting RT-PCR tests. §