Transfer ‘not a new directive’

PETALING JAYA: The transfer of non-Covid-19 patients from the public to private hospitals to make room for Covid-19 patients has been ongoing since the announcement of the state of Emergency, said Health Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohd Shafiq Abdullah (pic).

“This is not a new directive. As stated by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Jan 11, with the announcement of the state of Emergency, all private healthcare resources would be roped in to assist in the management of the pandemic,” he said yesterday.