Allowing low-risk patients to be home quarantined will ease hospital congestion, says Health DG


PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry's decision to allow low-risk Covid-19 patients to be quarantined at home will help ease the congestion in hospitals, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).

The Health director-general said the ministry’s hospitals nationwide have been overwhelmed with cases, including the increasing number of patients requiring critical care.

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