ALOR STAR – Forty-two staff members of Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital (HSAH) in Sg Petani have tested positive for Covid-19 as at today, said Kedah health director Dr Othman Warijo.
The hospital employees comprising doctors and nurses are now undergoing quarantine at home.
“Earlier, 30 staff were infected with Covid-19 and 12 more were infected (since yesterday and today) and are in quarantine at home as they are category one and two infections.
“We have not confirmed if they were infected with the Delta, Beta or the old variant,” he said today.
On Wednesday, the Kedah government had in a statement denied that the hospital was closed or under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) following an outbreak among hospital staff.
The statement by state Health and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mohd Hayati Othman was in response to viral messages on social media alleging HSAH had been closed after 100 staff were infected with Covid-19. – Bernama, July 9, 2021
