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[PHOTOS] All hands on deck as turnout surges at Malawati Stadium CAC

From serving 1,500 people a day, crowd swells to 4,000 amid Selangor’s skyrocketing Covid-19 infections

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 12 Jul 2021 9:00PM

[PHOTOS] All hands on deck as turnout surges at Malawati Stadium CAC
People with disabilities and the elderly are assisted upon their arrival at the Malawati Stadium CAC. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021

by Sadiq Asyraf

KUALA LUMPUR – When it was launched five months ago, the Covid-19 Assesment Centre (CAC) at Shah Alam’s Malawati Stadium – the largest in Selangor – catered to a maximum of 1,500 people per day.

It serves those in Petaling district, replacing the centre at the Subang Jaya Municipal Council hall.

However, the Malawati Stadium CAC has seen a huge increase in traffic since, in light of Selangor’s staggering Covid-19 surge. 

When The Vibes photographer SADIQ ASYRAF visited the centre this afternoon, there was a crowd of some 4,000.

Selangor today recorded 4,308 coronavirus cases, making its total 290,660 – the highest tally nationwide.

People with disabilities, the elderly, mothers and their children, and non-citizens were present at Malawati Stadium today, with frontliners attending to their needs, including providing wheelchairs and stretchers.

There are CACs operating in eight other districts, namely Klang, Kuala Selangor, Sabak Bernam, Gombak, Hulu Selangor, Hulu Langat, Sepang and Kuala Langat. – The Vibes, July 12, 2021

Health frontliners take a breather and give each other support at the Malawati Stadium CAC. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
Health frontliners take a breather and give each other support at the Malawati Stadium CAC. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
The seemingly non-stop flow of people at the Malawati Stadium CAC leads to lengthy waiting periods. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
The seemingly non-stop flow of people at the Malawati Stadium CAC leads to lengthy waiting periods. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
People waiting to get assessed at the Malawati Stadium CAC. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
People waiting to get assessed at the Malawati Stadium CAC. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
Many health workers battling the Covid-19 pandemic are on the brink of burnout. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
Many health workers battling the Covid-19 pandemic are on the brink of burnout. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
Food is given to those waiting to get assessed at the Malawati Stadium CAC. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
Food is given to those waiting to get assessed at the Malawati Stadium CAC. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
Health workers go all out to help people at the Malawati Stadium CAC. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
Health workers go all out to help people at the Malawati Stadium CAC. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
Selangor has seen an alarming spike in coronavirus infections. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
Selangor has seen an alarming spike in coronavirus infections. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
With Selangor’s rising Covid-19 tally, the turnout at the Malawati Stadium CAC, too, increases. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
With Selangor’s rising Covid-19 tally, the turnout at the Malawati Stadium CAC, too, increases. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
The Malawati Stadium CAC saw a crowd of 4,000 this afternoon alone. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021
The Malawati Stadium CAC saw a crowd of 4,000 this afternoon alone. – The Vibes pic, July 12, 2021

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