Covid-19: Hospitals nearing limit as number of infections rises, says Health DG


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  • Monday, 04 Jan 2021

PUTRAJAYA: Covid-19 hospitals and low-risk treatment centres are nearing its limit as the number of infections continues to rise, says the Health Ministry.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country’s hospitals could accommodate 23,000 patients at a time.

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