M’sian doc dubbed heroine for quick Adelaide action

ADELAIDE: A Malaysian born doctor has been praised as a “heroine” in Australia for preventing a full-blown coronavirus outbreak in the Adelaide.

South Australia’s Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier commended Dr Dharminy Thurairatnam 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, Dr Dharminy.

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