Covid-19: Mercy Malaysia field hospital starts treating category 3, 4 patients


MELAKA (Bernama): The Mercy Malaysia field hospital, which was set up near the Melaka Hospital Emergency and Trauma Department, on Wednesday (Aug 11) began treating Covid-19 patients in category 3 and 4 in a bid to reduce congestion at the hospital.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali said the temporary hospital, which took four days to complete, could accommodate a maximum of 100 patients at one time.

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