Dr Adham: Covid-19 labs nationwide currently running at 42pc capacity, expected to increase | Malay Mail

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Dr Adham: Covid-19 labs nationwide currently running at 42pc capacity, expected to increase

Thursday, 15 Oct 2020 03:25 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The capacity of Covid-19 laboratories in the country is expected to increase further for more sample testing, especially from the red and yellow zone areas, as well as screening and contact tracing. “In Sabah, the Kota Kinabalu Public Health Laboratory , the laboratories at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Universiti Malaysia Sabah , with a capacity of 2,500 tests a day, are already operational. The remaining samples from all over Sabah are sent by the Royal Malaysia Air Force mercy flight to the peninsula.

Dr Adham said the Health Ministry continues to strengthen its preparedness in facing the pandemic, including increasing the maximum capacity of Covid-19 laboratories to 54,706 RT-PCR tests daily.

 

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