Field hospital starts taking in patients

Starting operations: The Mercy Malaysia field hospital in Melaka. — Bernama

MELAKA: The Mercy Malaysia field hospital, set up near the Hospital Melaka Emergency and Trauma Department, has begun treating Covid-19 patients in categories 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.