PETALING JAYA: Photographs taken by hospital frontliners of patients being treated in intensive care units (ICU) were released by the Health Ministry as a grim reminder that hospitals are running out of life-saving facilities.
“Photographs shared by the frontliners who are the nation’s forefront battling the deadly Covid-19 virus.“All beds in the hospital are almost full and at their maximum capacity, ” the ministry in a Facebook post on Friday night .
The ministry noted that the photographs were taken at Hospital Kajang which has reached its maximum capacity.“The situation is already crowded, ” the ministry said. Though facing a dire situation, the ministry said it had not reached the stage where a choice has to be made on whom of the Covid-19 patients is to receive ICU treatment.“Protect yourself, protect our families.It reminded Malaysians that the frontliners who treat these patients at the ICU will remain steadfast in their duties to treat the critically ill.
“In order to save lives, all frontliners continue their daily tasks as usual during this first and second day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, ” the ministry said. Last Saturday , Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said both public and private hospitals were running out of ICU beds.
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