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PETALING JAYA: There are at least a dozen staff members and several patients who have contracted Covid-19 at Serdang Hospital, Malaysiakini reports.
The online news portal, which cited multiple sources, said that among those infected were nurses and specialists.
The report said that among the departments affected were the departments of cardiology and cardiothoracic.
“The infections are known to be part of the Lestari cluster announced on December 13 as detected in Petaling, Hulu Langat, Klang and Sepang districts,” it said on Friday (December 18).
Serdang Hospital is another Covid-19 outbreak in a public hospital after Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang.
HTAR in Klang had reported an outbreak of the virus on Thursday (December 17) where some 50 employees became infected, while an undisclosed number of patients also tested positive for the virus.
Selangor Health Director Datuk Dr. Sha’ari Ngadiman said that due to a higher number of cases of severe acute respiratory infections seeking treatment in the hospital, it may have led to Covid-19 infections in the hospital.
With the outbreak at HTAR, Klang MP Charles Santiago had criticized the Ministry of Health and the state health department for allowing the hospital to keep the matter secret.
“It is very irresponsible on the part of the hospital, the department and the ministry to have kept the matter hidden for so long,” he said, adding that such an approach would only make the situation worse, as many unsuspecting people would open up to infection.
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