50 patients in armed forces hospital at car park

 

More category three patients are expected to be admitted at the 150-bed ward at the ground floor parking lot of the hospital from tomorrow. (File pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 50 Covid-19 patients in categories four and five have been placed at the disaster management zone (DMZ) on the ground floor parking lot of the Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital (HATTM) in Wangsa Maju here.

HATTM infection control unit chief Dr Syarifah Azlin Juliana Syed Zainal said more category three patients were expected to be admitted at the 150-bed ward from tomorrow

“Most of the patients were transferred from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) Klang as directed by the health ministry and they were sent in stages,” she said when met today after receiving a donation of industrial fans from Pertubuhan Sukarelawan Jalinan Nasional (Sarjana) to be used at the ward.

Dr Syarifah Azlin Juliana said six patients were currently placed in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the hospital, and they expected to receive 17 more beds to be placed in the ICU.

Chief of defence force Affendi Buang had earlier said the DMZ was set up to cater to the growing need to treat patients under categories four and five in the Klang Valley.

The ward began operating on Saturday. - FMT