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PUTRAJAYA: The long wait time for Sabah passengers to undergo Covid-19 screening at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is not due to a lack of Ministry of Health staff, but the overwhelming number of passengers .
Chief Health Officer Tan Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix) said that each passenger takes 10-15 minutes, but their turn can take a long time as there are many passengers.
“Passenger control for each flight is at least two hours or more. If more than one flight arrived at the same time, the time would be much longer.
“The problem is due to the overwhelming number of passengers. So wait and be patient, ”he said of complaints and reports that passengers have to wait up to six hours to get tested for Covid-19.
When meeting today after kicking off the 7th Malaysia Breast Care Nurses Meeting 2020 at the National Cancer Institute here, Dr. Noor Hisham said the ministry had added 90 more employees at KLIA’s main terminal and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2), which brought the number of health personnel to 400.
On Saturday, Dr. Noor Hisham announced that the requirement for people arriving from Sabah to undergo Covid-19 screening at the arrival gate from September 27 to October 10.
Dr. Noor Hisham, who also visited the KLIA from 3 am to 5 am today, said the situation is under control and ministry staff are working double shifts for 16 hours.
According to him, the swab test is done through two methods, nasal and oral swabs and the passengers would then be tagged with wrist bands, informed about Covid-19 and the actions they need to take.
Dr. Noor Hisham said that the results of the screening test on Sabah passengers would be known in 24 to 72 hours.
“Those who test positive will be sent to the hospital, while those who test negative but are exposed to positive cases will be quarantined for 14 days,” he said.
When asked if the ministry would provide any advice to Sabah when the elections are over, Dr. Noor Hisham said that subsequent measures for Sabah would be announced today.
On the Covid-19 cases reported in various shopping malls in the Klang Valley, Dr. Noor Hisham said they could be due to people who do not know they are positive for Covid-19.
“When we received information (about Covid-19 cases) in shopping centers, the areas would be decontaminated as a preventive measure,” he said.Called
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