PM: RM160m could be utilised to purchase medical and non-medical assets for 26 hospitals to contain the second wave of Covid-19 outbreak.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today announced an additional allocation of RM160 million to be channelled to 26 hospitals in the country to contain the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Expressing his thanks and appreciation to doctors, nurses, medical officers and all those in the Health Ministry who have worked tirelessly for the past 90 days, Muhyiddin said the RM160 million allocation could be utilised to purchase medical and non-medical assets. “To help the Health Ministry implement programmes to contain the spread of Covid-19, we have approved more than RM259 million to purchase medicine, equipment and various other needs.
“There was an application for a further RM160 million submitted to the Finance Ministry. I will inform the finance minister to approve it in the quickest time possible as this is a serious crisis and cannot be delayed,” he toldafter a briefing by Johor Health director Dr Aman Rabu at Permai Hospital in Johor Baru, on the ongoing efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.
The prime minister said he was appreciative of the Health Ministry's contributions and believes all Malaysians are also grateful for the ministry's efforts in the fight to overcome the pandemic.
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