Published on: Tuesday, February 02, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar said it was time for non-medical volunteers to be called as is the primary healthcare practice in Thailand and Vietnam. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri Kuala Lumpur: The country’s efficiency in managing the Covid-19 pandemic ccontinues to be recognised globally and this time through the ranking of the Covid Performance Index by Lowy Institute, a think tank based in Sydney, Australia. According to the findings, Malaysia is in 16th place, ahead of Finland, Norway and South Korea, with an average score of 71 per cent, three places below neighbouring Singapore, which is ranked 13th.