JOHOR BARU: By tomorrow, medical staff at public hospitals nationwide who have their hands full handling the Covid-19 outbreak will be aided by 1,000 housemen.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba , who announced the reinforcement, said the housemen would have to go through a five-day induction course which included dealing with the disease.
He was speaking at a press conference after visiting Permai Hospital in Kempas here, which is one of the isolation wards for Covid-19 patients, yesterday. “We are hoping to get a similar reaction from private hospitals, which are already very strict when it comes to visiting hours,” he said.
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