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Ex-patient: Social stigma more painful than Covid-19

Ramieza Wahid

6 Jan 2021, 2:05 am

Updated 5 months ago

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The sense of relief felt by Nur'rul Fatin Najwa Taarin, a Covid-19 patient who was discharged from the Sungai Buloh Hospital, appeared to be short-lived.

This was because the 25-year-old still tested positive when she left the hospital - she was discharged because it was determined that the chances for her to infect others were low.

Despite this, Nur'rul found herself subjected to social stigma in which her colleagues refrained from meeting her in person.

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