COVID-19: Muhyiddin visits MAEPS 2.0 integrated hospital

The prime minister, who arrived at 5.20 pm, was accompanied by Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, to a closed-door briefing by Selangor Health director-cum-Central Region COVID-19 Unified Command Centre commander, Datuk Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman.

Also present were Selangor Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari and National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) director-general, Datuk Dr Aminuddin Hassim.

After the briefing, the prime minister spent time visiting and meeting with patients at the COVID-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) before touring the hospital.

The Integrated Hospital 2.0 will start operating on Jan 24 to treat COVID-19 patients in categories three, four and five to be stabilised before they are sent for intensive treatment to the hospital. The move is aimed at treating COVID-19 patients from the PKRC MAEPS 2.0 in categories one and two who suddenly fall into categories three, four and five.

The hospital located in Hall B will provide the same facilities as in other hospitals and is equipped with 30 beds for patients in categories three and four while outside the hall, a tent for transit cases at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with 10 beds.

The PKRC MAEPS 2.0 will also receive COVID-19 patients in categories one and two who have recovered from categories three, four and five while being treated at hospitals for COVID-19, as well as patients from Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and the Klang Valley.