Digital shift in health is permanent, experts tell Nikkei-FT seminar

Telemedicine demand will outlast COVID-19: business leaders and researchers

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Wai Mun Lim (right), founder and CEO of Singapore health care startup Doctor Anywhere, says the demand for digital health services is here to stay even after the pandemic. 

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Digital health services such as telemedicine will stay even if the recent COVID-19 waves recede, but policymakers need to step up efforts to embrace new technology, business leaders and researchers said.

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