Home for elderly in Klang devastated as 17 out of 24 residents die from Covid-19

KLANG: A private home for the elderly here lost 17 of its 24 residents to Covid-19 within a span of two weeks recently.

Pusat Jagaan Warga Emas Kasih Sayang 2 at Jalan Pekan Baru here lost its first resident three weeks ago and its latest Covid-19 death occurred a week ago.

The home's owner Tan Kai Sheng said all 24 residents, aged between 70 and 90, as well as the centre's six live-in workers tested positive for Covid-19.

To make matters worse, three workers at the home ran away and one left.

"One came back and we hired new staff to take care of the old folks,'' said Tan, who also has another private home for the elderly in Klang.

When contacted recently, Bandar Baru Klang assemblyman Datuk Teng Chang Khim said the district Health Department had come in to do the necessary after his office alerted them to the situation.

The home is located in Teng's state constituency.

He added that Buddhist organisation Fo Guang Shan sent six oxygen generators to the home after learning of the cases.

It is learnt that none of the home's 24 residents had been vaccinated or registered with MySejahtera to receive the Covid-19 vaccines.