‘Set up more field hospitals’


KEPALA BATAS: Several states have requested the Federal Government to set up field hospitals to cope with the increasing number of Covid-19 patients, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said the requests came from Negri Sembilan and Kelantan, among others and the ministry would look into it on an as-needed basis.

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