Men’s psychiatric ward at HKL ‘frozen’ after 10 patients test positive for Covid-19


PETALING JAYA: There has been a Covid-19 outbreak in the men’s psychiatric ward at Hospital Kuala Lumpur after 10 patients tested positive for the virus, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

The Health Minister said that the outbreak has led to the ward being “frozen”, which means that existing patients will remain in the area though no new patients will be brought there.

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