Covid-19: Docs will be forced to decide who gets a bed in ICU due to sharp rise in cases, says Health DG

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said if active Covid-19 cases exceed the capacity of the healthcare facilities in the country, doctors will have to prioritise ICU beds for patients with high recovery potential.

Dr Noor Hisham said the number of available beds in the ICU, Covid-19 hospitals, as well as quarantine and treatment centres, were declining due to the rising number of cases. He added that the Health Ministry has taken the initiative to increase the number of beds in Covid-19 hospitals and Covid-19 hybrid hospitals by repurposing certain spaces in the hospitals into ICU units.

Please tell this MITI as well.

FYI, they have already started doing this 1-2 weeks ago

Those who not follow sop just sleep on the floor enough

Don’t just blame others, all should play their part. The numbers are high because of disregard of the SOP, wether by ignorance or just plain selfish!

Makcik Kiah Analysis: I really feel sorry to doctors who has to decide which patient to live on which one to give up. BUT ACTUALLY, there are 3 persons more eligible to make this difficult decision. There are Pagoh, Larut and Gombak. They should bear all the GUILT and SINS.

Doc and nurses are already mentally stressed with overwhelming cases and now they are being forced to decide who to live and who will die. Please StayHome

Trillions spent on healthcare. Only 452 ICU beds in Central Region. This pandemic uncovers everything that what was swept under the carpet for decades by politicians. - Taxpayers money GONE, - Country in shambles - Rakyat dies haplessly everyday

Not allow to sit up an ICU? Or talk to privates? So pick who to die is easier/good?

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