Dr Noor Hisham: 21 residents, staff at nursing homes test positive for Covid-19
Friday, 22 May 2020 06:14 PM MYT
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah told reporters that 21 residents and staff at nursing homes had tested positive for the coronavirus out of the 9,322 samples taken to date.“The number of positive cases is 21, or 0.2 per cent ,” he said. “For us, it’s easy to contract viruses as they are already old and vulnerable,” he said, adding that the home will conduct its own testing of staff and residents.
She said the home will maintain its standard operating procedure which, among others, requires residents to wear locators that will inform staff if they get too close to each other.
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