Malaysia sees six-fold increase in Covid-19 testing capability on MCO Day 100
Thursday, 25 Jun 2020 07:44 PM MYTHealth director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysia now has the ability to conduct 36,812 RT-PCR laboratory tests which is six times more than before. — Picture by Hari Anggara
He added that the Health Ministry is able to aggressively conduct tests in suspected cases due to the increase of test kits and laboratory equipment and improve its diagnostic accuracy and treatment. Dr Noor Hisham said government hospitals have set aside 6,397 total beds for Covid-19 patients, 442 of which are located in intensive care units.
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