KUALA LUMPUR - Unorthodox measures are being rolled out as Malaysia s healthcare system is stretched thin, not just by the rising number of Covid-19 cases, but also from the severity of the infections, with more critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs).
Not only are military-built hospitals being deployed, field ICUs are set to be rolled out in Penang, where critical care capacity has breached 100 per cent, while the surge in deaths has forced Sungai Buloh Hospital, the Klang Valley s main coronavirus treatment facility, to use a shipping container as a makeshift morgue.
The Malaysian authorities have constantly opened up new Covid-19 ICU wards during this year s coronavirus outbreak which saw record highs of new and active cases in January and February respectively, while both the number of victims in ICU and mortalities peaked last week.
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Malaysia s health ministry calls for ban on Eid travel amid surge in Covid-19 cases
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FILE PHOTO: Muslims wearing protective face masks offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 31, 2020. REUTERS/ Lim Huey Teng
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia’s health ministry has proposed retaining a ban on interstate travel throughout the Eid festive season, state news agency Bernama reported on Thursday, as the number of COVID-19 infections in the country jumped to a five-week high.
Muslim-majority Malaysia has gradually eased movement curbs since embarking on a nationwide vaccination programme in February, though the government has yet to decide on whether to allow interstate travel ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival on May 13.