MAEPS to be used when necessary, says Health DG

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NSTnation 'If we get about 1,000 cases a day, then we are forced to use the temporary hospital. '

Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the number of hospital beds that can cater to Covid-19 patients were sufficient at the moment, as the number of infected cases now seems to have stabilised at around 150 per day.

"If we get about 1,000 cases a day, then we are forced to use the temporary hospital. This is for cases where, either the patient has no symptoms but tests positive or non-positive but with mild symptoms.He said the facility at MAEPS had 600 beds. Dr Noor Hisham said currently the ministry had 19,200 beds ready for Covid-19 patients at all of the ministry's Health Training institutes nationwide.

"At first, the ministry planned to have 3,400 beds but when we added the training institutes, we have an additional 16,200 beds. Currently the Health Ministry has 19,200 beds ready for Covid-19 patients at all of the ministry's Health Training institutes nationwide. -- Pix courtesy of Health MinistryAsked if there were more places that will be used as temporary hospitals aside from MAEPS, Dr Noor Hisham said the ministry will make a decision when necessary.

 

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