KOTA BHARU: Flood victims who are currently taking shelter at the temporary relief centres in Kelantan are being monitored from time to time by the medical teams, says state Health Department director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin.
He said the deployment of health personnel at the centres during the monsoon season was based on the number of flood victims evacuated.
For the shelters housing below 1,000 people, we do not provide a static team, but a visiting medical team.
Each team consists of between 10 and 15 members who are responsible for taking care of the flood victims’ health in the centres,” he said when contacted by Bernama on Sunday (Dec 11).
According to Dr Zaini, the department medical team at the shelters would treat, monitor, and take preventive measures to avoid infectious diseases, including skin diseases and flu.
He added screening tests for Covid-19 were also conducted on the flood victims at the shelters to curb the spread of the virus.
He said all health facilities such as hospitals, logistics, drug supply, and staff deployment were now in a state of readiness to deal with the floods in Kelantan.- Bernama
