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PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health is being overwhelmed by the sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases and the CEO, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, has urged those who test positive for Covid- 19 but who are asymptomatic to isolate themselves while waiting for officials. to contact them.
Noor Hisham said the Health Ministry is currently dealing with a large number of cases in the Klang Valley, which has caused logistical problems and delays in transporting patients to hospitals.
In recent days, many patients have complained of long waits for ambulances to pick them up after testing positive. In fact, a group of netizens started a campaign to collect the names of those who were still waiting for the hospital call.
Noor Hisham said a similar situation had occurred in Sabah, adding that the four-digit daily cases of late were due to increased testing among foreign workers.
“Foreign workers have nowhere to be isolated… we have thousands here. We are increasing the number of beds to 10,000, ”Malay Mail quoted him as saying.
He also advised self-isolating people to stay in contact with their district health offices while they waited to be taken to the hospital.
Noor Hisham’s comments come after a business owner noted that three of his employees had tested positive, but have yet to be contacted by the Health Ministry.
The business owner also said 15 other workers were still awaiting test results, despite hospital promises that they would receive the results within 24 to 48 hours.
Malaysia has recorded more than 1,000 Covid-19 cases a day, with 1,196 infections and one death yesterday. The total number of cases in the country now stands at 105,096, with 20,233 currently active.
The problem has been ongoing and is getting worse recently.
Noor Hisham said last week that many private labs did not have data integration with the public health information system and that Covid-19 testing of labs may cause a delay.
“If the result of a test in a private laboratory is positive, the data must be integrated into our system. They should report to the district health office and follow-up action will take place as soon as possible.
“There may be some limitations, so in the meantime, stay home,” he said.
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