Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), Clinical Research Malaysia, and Novartis have signed an MOU, where SGH will be the multinational pharmaceutical company’s preferred clinical research centre.
Sarawak General Hospital and Sibu Hospital are facing at least 5% reduction of their health care workforce over Covid quarantine, straining capacity to maintain elective care.
Sarawak officials say the state’s hospital admission data includes suspected Covid patients and asymptomatic or mild cases isolating in quarantine centres.
Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching triages incoming Covid-19 cases based on the seriousness of their symptoms, while some Covid-19 patients on oxygen support are still awaiting ICU beds.
Medical officers from the peninsula who were offered a six-month extended contract did not turn up for work at Sarawak General Hospital, says the Meradong assemblyman.
The Sarawak state health department will check with federal MOH on whether a report on Sarawak General Hospital’s Covid-19 safety issues can be released to the press.