Use MySejahtera to monitor symptoms, at-home Covid-19 patients told

KUALA LUMPUR – Covid-19 patients who are told to stay home will have to monitor their symptoms using the MySejahtera app, and may not have to wear the pink wristband.

Deputy Health director-general (public health) Datuk Dr Chong Chee Kheong said the patients will have to monitor themselves using the health assessment tool (HAT) in the app.

“A digital home surveillance order will be sent to them through MySejahtera to remind them that they are legally under home surveillance although they do not wear pink tags,” he told reporters during a press conference today.

Dr Chong – who heads The Greater Klang Valley Task Force formed to address the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the region – said symptomatic patients will be asked to come to Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CACs) for evaluation, as per HAT instructions.

“Our reason for doing this is to ensure we are able to focus on those who are ill and (whose conditions are) deteriorating.”

To meet the needs of up to 12,000 patients a day, including non-Covid-19 patients, Dr Chong said the ministry will have to open up 800 beds a day.

“Over the last two days, the task force has increased the capacity of Category 3 patients to an average of 600 admissions a day to reduce the backlog of cases in the Klang Valley.

“The decanting of Covid-19 patients to private and district hospitals has opened up 300 beds in Greater Klang Valley hospitals.”

The deployment of Mercy Malaysia field hospital assets to Selayang Hospital and Kuala Lumpur Hospital has added an additional 100 beds to each health facility, together with volunteers to supply oxygen tanks, he added.

“There is also the creation of an additional 100 beds along the corridors at University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), and more are expected to arrive.”

Dr Chong also announced that Selayang Hospital is set to receive two bulk tanks of oxygen, each with a 5,000l capacity, while UMMC, UKM Specialist Children’s Hospital, and Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang will each receive one tank.

“As for Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang, we have 1,000 mult-sized oxygen tanks, and the health secretary-general has agreed to put a micro oxygen plant to increase the capacity should the need arise.” – The Vibes, July 23, 2021