Govt mulls repurposing UKM's Children Hospital to treat Covid-19

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The Health Ministry is looking into the possibility of turning Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's (UKM) Specialist Children's Hospital and Cyberjaya Hospital into designated Covid-19 treatment facilities, according to its director-general. Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the proposal was discussed at a meeting between the Health Ministry and UKM."Malaysia saw a 60 percent increase in ICU admission nationwide compared to the previous two weeks, while the Klang Valley recorded an increase of over 94 percent compared to the same period."The utilisation of Covid-19 beds in the Klang Valley is now over 100 percent. "As a measure to address the sharp increase in Category 4 and 5 Covid-19 cases which require ICU beds, the Health Ministry and UKM met to discuss the proposal to use UKM's Specialist Children's Hospital as a Covid-19 hospital," he said on Fa…