PREVIOUSLY only available at public hospitals or at home, Covid-19 screening tests are now more accessible at private hospitals.Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV) has joined in the effort to combat the pandemic, by offering the test to the public for RM360 nett a much lower price than those offered by other private institutions, which carry the price tag of RM700.SMCV said individuals, who are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms such as fever, cough, breathing difficulty and sore throat, and/or have had close contact with a Covid-19 positive patient, are encouraged to drop by to get tested.“The test is a quick process which can be done at SMCV via drive-thru or walk-in.
Much-needed help: Lee helping Yap to secure the foodstuffs he had donated on her rickety stroller.
SEREMBAN: Octogenarian Yap Yen Fong was making her morning round collecting recyclables in a back alley along Jalan Tun Dr Ismail here when she saw a group of people taking away bags of household items they had received from a man at a car park.
Slowly, the 87-year-old widow pushed the rickety stroller she uses to transport the discarded items and made her way towards a canopy to get a closer look.
The man, who had been busy distributing the items, noticed the frail woman and quickly made his way towards her with a bag of foodstuff including a tray of eggs and other essentials.
Private hospitals’ participation will help achieve target to vaccinate 80 percent of population 08 May 2021 / 19:19 H. Pix for representational purpose only Bernama
SEREMBAN: The decision to allow private hospitals to serve as vaccination centres (PPVs) will be able to help the government achieve the target of vaccinating 80 percent of the population through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
CMH Specialist Hospital president Datuk Lee Tian Hock said the cooperation of the private hospitals, could expedite the immunisation programme process.
“As responsible private health care providers, it is our duty to assist the government in its national agenda to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 by vaccinating at least 80 per ent of the population.