The Ministry of Health (MOH) shared that the Sungai Buloh Hospital is now forced to prepare a morgue container on-site to house bodies of dead COVID-19 patients.
This is a reminder to all of us that the COVID-19 situation in the country is getting worse.
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On Sunday (May 16th), the Health Ministry took to their Facebook page to reveal the situation and how the hospital’s forensic medicine department was forced to resort to such a solution, as an additional morgue.
The caption reads: “6 more deaths were reported in Sungai Buloh Hospital. More than 80% of deaths from COVID-19 infection in this country is made up of the elderly and those who have more than one chronic disease or are comorbid.
“Most of them get infected from close family members. If you live with those who are of high risk, protect yourself to enable you to protect them,” it continued.
According to Malay Mail, the number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia dipped slightly on Sunday (May 16th) at 3,780 with Selangor alone recording 1,275 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah announced that 36 patients had died from the virus infection nationwide.
Setting up temporary morgues has also become common in several countries that are badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic such as the United Kingdom, United States and India.
Reuters reported that British authorities had to set up temporary morgues in some areas after local hospital mortuaries ran out of space due to a surge in deaths, while in California, United States, a temporary morgue was set up in the parking lot in front of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s building to handle the number of bodies it’s seeing.
Don’t be complacent, guys! Remember to follow SOPs, wear a face mask and maintain physical distancing! Stay safe.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
