Chemical pollution: 119 patients discharged


  • Nation
  • Monday, 18 Mar 2019

JOHOR BARU (Bernama): A total of 119 people have been discharged from Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) and Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI) as of midnight Sunday (March 17), following the chemical pollution in Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang that broke out 12 days ago (March 7).

Johor Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman Dr Sahruddin Jamal said this brought the total of people still warded at the two hospitals to 29 from 120 reported on Sunday.

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