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PLENARY 

Managing Non-COVID Cases in Times of COVID 

Farique Rizal Abdul Hamid 

The global context towards sustainable development has essentially changed with the COVID-

19 pandemic. The world faces the greatest social, economic and environmental challenges. This 

pandemic is characterized by its rapid spread, differential recovery rate and susceptibility to elderlies 

and people with weak immune systems. The impact of COVID-19 lockdown can distract the 

management plan and exacerbate the prognosis of non-COVID-19 patients. There are many lessons the 

world can learn from this disastrous pandemic outbreak for us to revise and strategize an efficient 

disaster management system which includes non-COVID-19 cases. The survival of non-COVID-19 

cases is still a mystery as the pandemic waves are always uncertain. The key to unlocking the secret is 

the balancing-resilience strategy in the new normal disaster management framework. This pandemic 

offers an opportunity to make the world resilient to multiple hazards while sustaining the best care for 

non-COVID-19 patients.  

Keywords:  non-COVID-19 cases, efficient disaster management, balancing-resilience strategy  

 

 

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Correspondence to: Kedah State Deputy Medical Director, Kedah State Health Department, Simpang 

Kuala, Jalan Kuala Kedah, Alor Setar, Kedah.  Email: drfarique@moh.gov.my  

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v6i0.395   

mailto:drfarique@moh.gov.my