PUTRAJAYA: All Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) patients should be treated as Covid-19 circumstances till confirmed in any other case, mentioned Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix).
He mentioned 12 healthcare employees have been suspected of contracting Covid-19 after they have been contaminated whereas treating pneumonia or SARI patients.
“So protection is very important for us; our healthcare workers must take precaution … all the necessary precaution to avoid getting the infection (Covid-19),” he mentioned at a each day media briefing on Covid-19 right here right now.
Explaining additional, Noor Hisham mentioned any affected person who failed to present full info when looking for therapy may jeopardise the security of healthcare employees.
“If a patient comes to our hospital and clinic and hides some of the information … then you put the healthcare workers at risk (of being infected with Covid-19),” he mentioned.
He mentioned healthcare employees had been advised to deal with these having cough and chilly with signs of pneumonia as suspected Covid-19 circumstances till investigation confirmed in any other case. — Bernama
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