Covid-19: Over half of ICU patients require ventilator support, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: More than half of Covid-19 patients at the intensive care units (ICUs) are facing breathing difficulties and require ventilator support, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“A total of 345 cases require treatment at ICUs, where 175 need ventilator assistance, ” he said in a statement on Sunday (May 2).

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