Analysis reveals significant economic and disease burden from the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, indicating unmeasured impacts on health services and the economy.
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in considerable economic and disease burden in Malaysia, and during the three years the disease burden was comparable to that of all respiratory illnesses. Our estimates underestimate the full impact of COVID-19, as opportunity costs and health impacts of a diversion of services during surges of COVID-19 cases, and spill-over effects to other sectors of the economy, are not captured here.
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