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COVID-19 Mortality Review

In order to help improve the ongoing management of
COVID-19 cases and patient outcome, thereby reducing
morbidity and mortality amongst COVID-19 patients, a
National Committee of COVID-19 Mortality Review was
established on 23 March 2020 as decided during the
National CPRC meeting chaired by the Director-General
of Health. The committee reviews every aspect of the
management, treatment and care received by the deceased
1 & 2. COVID-19 Mortality Review
Committee holding physical and makes recommendations based on the reviews to the
meetings and later on, virtual respective clinical teams managing COVID-19 cases in the
meetings in compliance with the
new norms hospitals. It is led by Datuk Christopher Lee, an esteemed
3. Report on COVID-19 death classified Infectious Diseases Consultant who was the former
as per WHO guidelines by Berita Deputy Director General of Health Malaysia. Its members
Harian, 30 September 2020
4 & 5. Report on the establishment of the consist of clinicians from various clinical fields, which
COVID-19 Mortality Committee by include Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Cardiology,
the New Straits Times, 28 March Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care,
2020 & Berita Harian, 29 March
2020 Forensic Medicine and Public Health. Initial physical
meetings have now been replaced by video conferencing
to comply with the current MCO situation. As of 31 October
2020, the committee has reviewed more than 200 cases.

5 & 6. COVID-19 Mortality Review Committee holding
5 physical meetings and later on, virtual meetings in
compliance with the new norms
6 8 7. Report on COVID-19 death classified as per WHO
guidelines by Berita Harian, 30 September 2020
7 9 8 & 9. Report on the establishment of the COVID-19
Mortality Committee by the New Straits Times, 28
March 2020 & Berita Harian, 29 March 2020

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