Melaka hospital bed usage near critical level, field hospital soon in Jasin, says exco member

MELAKA: A Malaysian Armed Forces field hospital will be set up at Jasin Hospital very soon to free up beds at Melaka Hospital.

"Almost all of the space in Melaka Hospital has been used for treatment, including all zones in the Emergency Department, meeting rooms, stores while tents have been mounted in the ambulance parking lot to accommodate Covid-19 patients, " said State Health and Anti-Drugs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman.