KUALA LUMPUR: An increase in non-communicable disease (NCD) cases due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is among the main factors for congestion in the Emergency and Trauma Department of government hospitals, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
The Health Minister said although congestion in the emergency department is not something new, the Health Ministry took a serious view of the issue.
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