As Covid-19 figures continue to rise daily, there is mounting pressure on insurance companies to cover treatment costs. How will this pan out eventually?
But while Malaysia is doing comparatively well for now in its Covid-19 battle, they warn that the healthcare system could one day reach breaking point.
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 positive cases are piling up in hospitals throughout the country by the day, with many patients requiring intensive care involv.
APHM president: More observers the best way to prevent underdosing errors
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Having more observers involved in overseeing the administration of vaccines is the best way to prevent underdosing errors, said Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) president Dr Kuljit Singh.
“We must face the fact that human errors can occur in the administration of vaccines. Our motive must be to reduce the error and not assign blame.
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At least 200 people were injured, nearly 50 seriously, when two Kuala Lumpur metro trains collided in an underground stretch on Monday evening, Malaysian officials said.
The injured were rushed to various hospitals in the Malaysian capital, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said, as photographs and videos tweeted by commuters showed bloodied passengers thrown off their seats or struck by broken glass.
“Forty-seven people sustained serious injuries and another 166 suffered minor injuries,” Wee said, adding there were 213 people in one of the trains, when the collision occurred around 8:30 p.m. (local time).
A Kelana Jaya light-rail train with commuters collided with one that was being driven on the wrong track but was carrying no passengers, Mohamad Zainal Abdullah, Dang Wangi district’s police chief, told reporters.