TAMPIN (Bernama): Category 3 Covid-19 patients with comorbidities will be admitted to hospitals and quarantine and low-risk treatment centres (PKRCs) for treatment and monitoring by doctors and healthcare workers, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
The Health Minister said for certain cases involving pregnant women, the elderly and where the condition of Covid-19 patients' homes are unsuitable for quarantine purposes, these groups would also be given priority to seek treatment at hospitals.
"However, for Covid-19 patients in the same category with no comorbidities, the MOH still recommends that they undergo quarantine at home. "I wish to remind patients who are quarantined at home to always use the home assessment tool in the MySejahtera application, in an effort to reduce the brought-in-dead rate," he told reporters after visiting Tampin Hospital here Saturday .
He said that if health conditions deteriorated - difficulty breathing, chest pain or oxygen saturation less than 95% - patients should immediately call an ambulance for follow-up treatment at a hospital or PKRC. Media previously reported that the Health Ministry was urged to admit Category 3 Covid-19 patients to hospitals equipped with ICU facilities and essential equipment, instead of allowing them to undergo self-quarantine. - Bernama
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