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SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government is working closely with the state Department of Health (JKN) to ensure that all Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang Hospital leaders are screened for Covid-19.
This was revealed by Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari when asked about the measures the state is taking following confirmation by JKN that 50 hospital staff members tested positive for Covid-19, with the number rising to 62 from today.
“This is not the first time this has happened in a hospital and I am sure we will get through it.
“I will go there in the next day or two to check on the next steps that will be taken, including testing all the staff there.
“We will first discuss the detection mechanism with the Selangor Health Department, but we will do so soon because these health workers are at high risk of infection,” he said.
Amirudin spoke to the media after delivering a donation of RM240,000 on behalf of the state government to various Christian bodies at the Selangor state secretariat building here.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian Council of Churches and the Malaysian National Evangelical Christian Fellowship received RM80,000 to distribute aid packages full of essentials for families in need for Christmas.
Meanwhile, Amirudin, who was asked to comment on the high number of Covid-19 cases in the Klang area, said the situation was “under control.”
He also said that the large number of cases in the Teratai group, the country’s largest, had taught the government the importance of testing foreign workers, many of whom live in overcrowded conditions.
Linked to Top Glove workers in Meru, Klang, the Teratai group recorded three new cases yesterday, with a total of 5,749 cases so far.
“That is the most important lesson we learned from the Teratai group: foreign workers in the manufacturing and construction sectors face a high risk of Covid-19 infection,” Amirudin said.
Earlier today, Klang MP Charles Santiago voiced concern over the nearly 3,800 Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths in his constituency over the past two weeks, and claimed that residents in the area were panicking as a result.
