Covid-19: Due to rise in Hospital Sibu cases, modular ICU and field hospital to be set up, says deputy health minister


SIBU: Hospital Sibu medical staff have been working up to 12 hours a day due to the increase in Covid-19 patients, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang.

He said apart from exceeding their eight-hour working schedule, some doctors and nurses were also treated or quarantined when they were found positive with the coronavirus.

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