The two studies on the patient safety culture in public hospitals are reasonable cause for concern for doctors who refer patients to public hospitals and to patients themselves.
Maria Chin Abdullah says treatments at UMMC, a teaching hospital, can cost tens of thousands of ringgit, while MOH hospitals in Shah Alam, Sungai Buloh, and Selayang are too far from PJ residents.
The National Covid-19 Rapid Response Task Force notes that the number of Covid-19 cases monitored by the virtual CAC more than tripled from 30,000 three weeks ago to 100,000 currently.
If Malaysia’s R-naught (R0) hits 1.6 – half of the UK’s R0 value of 3 at its peak – daily Covid-19 infections can surge to more than 30,000 cases a day by end of March, according to projections by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Lack of manpower is a concern as medical staff initially diverted to Klang Valley have returned to their original place of work, while PKRCs, including MAEPS, are now running at lower capacity.