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Awang Bulgiba | |
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| اوڠ بولڬيب اوڠ مهمود | |
| Born | Awang Bulgiba bin Awang Mahmud |
| Known for | Studies and opinions onCOVID-19 inMalaysia. |
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| Fields | Epidemiologist |
| Institutions | University of Malaya |
Awang Bulgiba bin Awang Mahmud[1] (Jawi: اوڠ بولڬيب بن اوڠ مهمود) is a Malaysianepidemiologist andphysician based at theFaculty of Medicine, University of Malaya.
Awang Bulgiba is the first Malaysian doctor to be awarded aDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Information. Awang Bulgiba is also the first to hold four educational fellowships at theUK Faculty of Public Health, Malaysian Public Health Medicine, the Malaysian Academy of Medicine and theAcademy of Sciences. He also holds the position of Secretary-General of the Malaysian Academy of Sciences and President of the Asia-Pacific Public Health Consortium.[2]
During theCOVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Awang Bulgiba became known on 23 March 2020, by suggesting that theMovement Control Order (MCO) was the best step taken by the government in the fight againstCOVID-19. He recommended that Malaysia need a minimum of six weeks for the virus containment to work.[3] On April 9, he also said that the MCO should be extended due to the low level of public understanding and compliance of Malaysia in the fight against COVID-19.[4] On April 12, Awang Bulgiba also said that the MCO could be ended if the number of new cases continues to decline and the numbers of recovered exceeds those of new cases.[5]
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