6,044 babies born in public hospitals in Johor and 3,792 operations performed since March 18


The Accident and Emergency unit at Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Baru dealing with cases. — Filepic

JOHOR BARU: There has been a lot of media attention on the government’s efforts to ensure hospitals can handle the Covid-19 pandemic by designating special centres for patients and ensuring that all preventive measures are followed.

But this also meant that many people have avoided going to hospitals and clinics for fear of getting infected, or under the misconception that the medical centres are too busy to care for them.

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