KLANG: Seventeen residents of a home for the needy in Pandamaran near here have tested positive for Covid-19.
Also positive are two staff members working at the Grace Home for the Destitute as well as a volunteer.
When contacted, the home’s chairman Desmond Teo said five of the infected residents were moved to the Cheras Hospital on Tuesday (April 27) night.
“The remaining 12 residents as well as one staff member and the volunteer were moved to the Sungai Buloh Hospital on Wednesday (April 28) morning, ’’ he said, adding that the driver had been sent to the Serdang Hospital.
All residents who tested positive are aged between 42 and 87.
MOH to replace faulty ventilators in S wak, cites transport damage
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The Health Ministry will send replacements for ventilators given to Sarawak hospitals last week which were not working properly.
The health authority said that the 10 machines sent to the Borneo state on April 13 were in good condition when tested at Sungai Buloh Hospital, and it believes that the ventilators could have sustained damages during transportation.
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Navamalar with one of the meals that she provides - nasi minyak with sambal chicken and cucumber salad, with jelly dessert. Photo: The Star/Glenn Guan
Former Covid-19 patient Navamalar Naggappan, 39, understands the frustrations that those hospitalised or home-quarantined for Covid-19 go through because she went through it all before. In October last year, Navamalar tested positive for Covid-19 and had to be hospitalised.
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“It all started when my whole family – my mum, my elder sister, my son and I – were admitted to the Sungai Buloh Hospital for Covid-19 in October last year. My mum, who had stage three symptoms (with pneumonia), was unable to eat. She craved idli and curry fish, and refused to eat anything else.