SINGAPORE - Telemedicine was a mysterious concept far removed from daily life for most of us but the pandemic fast changed that, with processes such as taking Covid-19 tests via video calls now so commonplace that they are no longer even questioned.
The forces behind this quantum leap are not hard to find, given that many people wanted to avoid seeing a doctor in person amid the pandemic to reduce contact with other patients.
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