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M’sian doc dubbed heroine for quick Adelaide action
Published on: Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Published on: Tue, Nov 24, 2020
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M’sian doc dubbed heroine for quick Adelaide action
Dr Dharminy with her son in Coshaal.
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.

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She said the state could have been dealing with “widespread community transmission” if not for the junior doctor, Dr Dharminy.
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