A total of 40 pregnant women who tested positive for Covid-19 in Categories 2 and 3 are currently receiving treatment at the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
Hospital director Dr Selasawati Ghazali said all of them were now in two special wards, set up to treat pregnant Covid patients.
“The patients are in their 27th week of pregnancy and above.
“Pregnant women who are tested positive for Covid-19 should be considered as a high-risk group because there are two parties involved - the mother and the child,” she said.
She was speaking to reporters after visiting the Covid-19 Low Risk Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) at Dewan Jubli Perak, Kota Bharu today.
Selasawati also suggested that PKRCs be equipped with facilities to treat pregnant Covid patients.
However, she said the PKRCs should also be located close to hospitals to facilitate further treatment, if necessary.
Meanwhile, she said the bed usage rate for Covid patients at her hospital has now reached between 98 and 99 per cent.
She said the increase in bed utilisation was because the hospital was treating high-risk Covid patients who also had other chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma.
“We have also converted the existing wards into Covid-19 wards. Several areas have also been turned into wards to accommodate non-Covid-19 patients,” she said.
- Bernama
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