Don't treat contract doctors like disposable PPEs, says Dr Dzul


PETALING JAYA: Opposition lawmakers have urged the government to drop disciplinary actions and police investigations against contract doctors who participated in the nationwide walkout on Monday (July 26).

Former health minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said that contract doctors must not be treated like the disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) suits that they wear daily while treating Covid-19 patients at hospitals and quarantine centres.

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