Health DG: Number of those 'brought in dead' on the rise


PETALING JAYA: The number of people who were "brought in dead" to hospitals, especially in the Klang Valley, has been increasing, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general in a tweet on Sunday (May 16) said that a Covid-19 test would be conducted on the bodies before a post-mortem examination was conducted on the deceased.

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