Palliative Care, Trials and COVID-19 Tribulations by Cheng Hoon Chew, Yan Yee Yip, Syahirah Farhana Mohd Saleh, Khairul Nisa’ Ishak, Anis Suraya Muhamad Nawawai, Chun Keat Chew, Ting Soo Chow, Richard Boon Leong Lim, Bak Leong Goh, Pik Pin Goh, Kalaiarasu M. Peariasamy

The COVID-19 pandemic started more than a year ago, but until today, we did not have a definitive cure for this disease. The SARS-CoV-2 virus constantly mutated over time, infecting more people and causing tremendous stress on the existing scarcity of healthcare resources all around the world.

Here, the experts from ground zero will share their first-hand experience of clinical trials looking for a cure for COVID-19, like the WHO's Solidarity Trial and the role of palliative care in COVID-19 as part of humanitarian crisis management.