Melaka Fire and Rescue Dept helped ferry 12 overweight patients to hospitals since last year

MELAKA: Melaka firefighters are responding to yet another challenge during the Covid-19 pandemic - a dozen "bariatric rescues".

Melaka Fire and Rescue Department’s public relations officer Soon Wee Kiang said the department received 12 distress calls to lift overweight patients from their homes to get medical attention since last year.