KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Health Ministry has reminded those intending to visit Langkawi under the tourism bubble pilot project to always practise the new normal and continue adhering to standard operating procedures (SOP).
In an effort to find a balance between public safety and economic survival, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah urged everyone to play their role to ensure no surge in Covid-19 infections will occur at the island resort.
The hospital is a hybrid facility, with 79 beds allocated for Covid-19 patients and 142 beds for non-Covid cases. “As for the ICU, eight additional beds were repurposed, making a total of 13 beds. Of this, nine are reserved for Covid-19 patients,” he said.
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