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PETALING JAYA: Tung Shin Hospital in Kuala Lumpur has reported that five patients tested positive for Covid-19 today.
His management said four locals tested positive for the virus after undergoing a pre-surgery test, while one foreigner tested positive during a pre-trip test.
“The district health office was notified immediately and the people have been transferred to Sungai Buloh Hospital for treatment,” Tung Shin Hospital said today in a statement.
The management added that contact tracing was carried out and that all the medical personnel who attended the patients complied with the SOPs for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), hand hygiene and social distancing.
“A risk stratification was also carried out on all medical personnel who came into contact with the five positive cases. Most of the staff belong to the low-risk group, ”he said.
Meanwhile, those in the medium and high risk groups have been tested with the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test and have been placed under home quarantine for 14 days.
“Tung Shin Hospital has also closed all affected areas, such as the accident and emergency department (A&E), specialized clinics, the imaging department and the Covid-19 detection isolation room for terminal cleaning.
“Operations will resume tomorrow as usual and the hospital will continue to take the necessary precautionary measures to protect our patients, visitors, physicians and staff.”
