Business association: Vacant hotels can take pressure off hospitals


KOTA KINABALU: The government should make use of all facilities, including vacant hotels, to handle Covid-19 related matters such as housing patients and vaccinating people, suggests the Sabah Real Estate and Developers Association.Association president Datuk Chua Soon Ping said this would help speed up the vaccination process to achieve herd immunity while allowing the treatment of patients to be done in a more conducive environment.

“With so many hospitals having to deal with an increasing number of Covid-19 patients, the authorities should consider utilising vacant hotels.

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