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TO many quarters now, any talk of a recovery from Covid-19 would seem like fluff. For almost two years, the world and Malaysia in particular have been mired in a pandemic that seems to be neverending, with many stops and starts of movement control orders (MCOs). The damage caused by the virus outbreak has not only affected lives, but has also cost hundreds of billions of ringgit in losses for the Malaysian economy. Even if there were to be a recovery, some industries will never be the same again, such as food and beverage, hospitality and perhaps even manufacturing and plantations, the two st...

KUALA LUMPUR: The current usage of patient beds, including repurposed beds in hospitals, in the Klang Valley has now reached more than 85%, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said that by taking into account the need for extra beds, especially in the intensive care unit (ICU), the Health Ministry would implement several immediate measures to address the unexpected high referral rate to the ministry’s hospitals in the Klang Valley. Among the steps that will be implemented immediately is to further expand the outsourcing of non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals to enable H...