Look inside Malaysia’s new 600-bed Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centre in Serdang
Sunday, 05 Apr 2020 07:20 AM MYTA general view of the low-risk Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centre at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang April 3, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Split into two huge halls at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang with 400 and 204 beds each, the quarantine centre is expected to receive these low-risk patients from public hospitals in the Klang Valley, Negri Sembilan and Perak with final touches expected to be completed in the coming days.
As we make our way towards Hall A — a mammoth 103,333-square-foot fully air-conditioned room with 400 beds — Dr Siti Sarah explained how patients would first be issued a check-in pass confirming their admission here before entering, some expected to be in the busloads. Just behind the red zone, separated by a wall of 10-foot-tall windowed partitions running lengthwise down the hall, is the control area where nurses and doctors are equipped with desktops and internet connectivity to allow instant information transfer.
Also situated along the partitions are intercoms and several strategically-placed panic buttons, including one in the bathroom, to alert nurses of an urgent situation. Also within the hall is a digital X-ray imaging room that will be fitted with LED walls and vests, allowing doctors an initial diagnosis of patients through a chest X-ray.
“If they test negative, they will be taken from here, disinfected and asked to shower before being given clean clothes, with final checks before they are discharged,” Dr Siti Sarah said.
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