Long hours, stifling heat: Selangor doctor reveals challenges of Covid-19 testing
Thursday, 12 Mar 2020 01:49 PM MYTHealthcare workers have to don layers of protective gear to prevent the potential spread of the virus. — Picture from Facebook/ferwahn.fairis
He also noted that the pool of staff who are trained to handle the virus screening is currently limited and it would take some time before more medical personnel can be recruited from the relevant ministries to ease their workload. “Putting on PPE also follows a predetermined sequence to prevent the personnel from touching or inhaling potential Covid-19 droplets that may be on their gear.
The Subang-born doctor also shared some photos of the screening tent, which is located outside the hospital’s emergency department instead of being indoors to prevent other patients from coming into contact with PUI and potentially sparking an outbreak. “Even then, it needs to be placed in the right spot to prevent potential Covid-19 droplets from PUI spreading to the surroundings.
Dr Ferwahn said he hoped his story would encourage the public to give their cooperation to medical personnel and cheer them on as they weather the virus outbreak.
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