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In providing an assurance as many hospitals are brimming with patients, he said it simply means the capacity of certain ICU wards have been maximised at a given point.
“The Health Ministry will not turn away anyone needing treatment or needing intensive care.
“We are committed to providing the necessary treatment to all citizens.
“When a state health director states that ICU beds are full, this means we are referring to the current capacity of the ICU wards.
“The hospitals will then be directed to repurpose other wards and transform them into ICU wards, ” he said when contacted yesterday, where he added that the ministry will also get medical experts to manage the units.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah
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Eight of the new clusters are outbreaks found at workplaces.
This includes the Jalan Tanjung Kupang cluster in Johor, which has 199 confirmed cases.
The outbreak was discovered from a targeted screening exercise conducted on 953 workers of a construction site in Gelang Patah, Johor.
The Jalan 223 PJ cluster is a workplace outbreak discovered among workers of a service company located at Seksyen 51A in Petaling Jaya.
A targeted screening exercise was conducted on 71 individuals, and 16 cases have been confirmed so far.
In his daily Covid-19 updates, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah
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With the country also registering a new daily record of 6,075 cases on the same day, Dr Noor Hisham called on all parties to work together in battling Covid-19.
“I hope everyone is aware of the situation that is happening in the country, and they can work closely together.
“Together, we can face these difficult times and battle Covid-19 as a united nation, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Of the 46 death cases in the country, 19 were reported in Selangor alone.
PETALING JAYA: As Covid-19 cases continue to record a surge in new daily infections and deaths, Malaysians have called for a full implementation of the movement control order (MCO) and stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs).
On social media, many Malaysians argued that the only way to bring down Covid-19 figures is to enforce a complete lockdown nationwide, given the slew of SOP violations.
“Please impose a total MCO for three weeks nationwide. Businesses may suffer but it will pick up stronger when people are healthy.
“Stop all the blame on the economic downfall just to satisfy certain quarters. The MCO now is like a pre-celebration for nothing and people’s lives are in danger,” said Lee Dennis on Facebook on Wednesday (May 19).
PETALING JAYA: If you want to stay at home to protect yourself against Covid-19 and help bring down the country’s rising infection numbers, the Health Ministry has a few tips to assist you with your “self lockdown”.
On its official Twitter account and Facebook page, the Health Ministry advised households to limit their grocery shopping to once a week and if possible, optimise online purchases.
It also advised Muslim families to perform prayers with only immediate family members at home.
Completing its list of advice, the Health Ministry also advised Malaysians to fill up a full tank of fuel for their vehicles and not to receive any house guests.