Malaysia

Mercy flight for Covid-19 patient from Pos Dakoh

57-year-old Orang Asli man with difficulty breathing, fever, cough, flown hospital in helicopter

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 26 Sep 2021 5:28PM

Mercy flight for Covid-19 patient from Pos Dakoh
Covid-19 patient, Gernop Anak Merom, who tested positive for Covid-19 and flown to Gua Musang Hospital in a helicopter, was reported to be in stable condition upon landing. – Bernama pic, September 26, 2021

GUA MUSANG – An Orang Asli man from Pos Dakoh who tested positive for Covid-19 was rushed via a mercy flight to Gua Musang Hospital to seek further treatment yesterday.

Gernop Anak Merom, 57, who had a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, was flown to the hospital in a Fire and Rescue Department’s air unit helicopter.

The unit’s public relations officer Mohd Farhan Marzuki said the Agusta AW189 helicopter departed from Subang at 12.44pm and arrived at the Gua Musang Fire and Rescue station at 1.43pm.

“The helicopter then flew to Pos Dakoh and transported the patient at 2.04pm, before turning back to the Gua Musang Fire and Rescue station at 2.48pm,” he said in a statement, today.

Mohd Farhan said upon landing, the patient who was in a stable condition was then rushed to Gua Musang Hospital by the fire department’s Emergency Medical Rescue Services unit.  – Bernama, September 26, 2021

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