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CITY OF GEORGEYesterday, the Penang Health Department ordered a clinic at Air Itam to temporarily close for disinfection after one of its patients tested positive for Covid-19.
The O2 Klinik in a statement today said that the Penang Health Inspector informed him that there was a confirmed positive case of Covid-19 in Penang and that, upon tracking it, the patient had visited the ground floor of the clinic on September 1. .
“The patient visited the clinic on September 1 at 8.14pm due to diarrhea, but did not show any symptoms related to Covid-19 during that time.
“Four nurses and two doctors were on duty at the time and they have all been sent to be closely monitored and evaluated.
“The immediate disinfection of the entire clinic was carried out in accordance with the infection control guidelines of the Ministry of Health,” he said, adding that the clinic was expected to resume operations from 8 a.m. on September 10. .
Meanwhile, Penang’s Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow at an event here advised the public to strictly follow Ministry of Health (MOH) protocol to protect against Covid-19 infection.
He said all related departments will continue to follow protocol by immediately handling contact tracing, isolation and treatment in the event of any confirmed Covid-19 cases in Penang.
“In the case of a case, we hope this can be done immediately and properly so that the chain (Covid-19) can be broken and prevent further transmission,” he said.
Chow was responding to the public receiving information related to Covid-19 from social media before the official announcement from the Ministry of Health.
Yesterday, Lam Wah Ee Hospital issued a statement saying that the last Covid-19 patient in Penang was transferred from its Accident and Emergency (A&E) Unit to Penang General Hospital.Named
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