KUALA LUMPUR – The Health Ministry (MoH) will open two more Covid-19 Low-Risk Quarantine and Treatment Centres (PKRCs) in the Klang Valley if positive cases continue to surge.
Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the proposed PKRCs will be located at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Dengkil in Selangor and Grand Seasons Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, which ceased operations last year.
“The UiTM PKRC will be able to house 1,200 beds. This will certainly help offload the main PKRC and also hospitals where bed occupancy is at a critical level,” he said when appearing as a guest on “The Nation” in a segment entitled “Malaysia and the Covid-19 Battle” broadcast live via Bernama TV today.
He said the ministry has also dedicated PKRCs for foreigners at private hotels such as Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur and a resort in Bangi, with the condition that they have to foot the bill.
Dr Noor Azmi said MoH is increasing the capacity of Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang Hospital, Selayang Hospital and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Specialist Children’s Hospital to cope with the rise in cases, especially those in Stages 4 and 5.
On the Public-Private Partnership Covid-19 Industry Immunisation Programme, he said the ministry is expecting more companies to join to ramp up vaccinations, which can reduce the number of cases and severity of infections amid the rising number of worksite clusters. – Bernama, July 6, 2021
