Noppa, Noor Hisham Hubdullah, Director-General of the Department of HealthMalaysia Issued a statement on Saturday that 2,335 new cases of COVID-19Which is the highest recordSince the outbreak in the country, 11 people have been infected from foreign countries.And the total number of infected cases increased to 103,900 people. In addition, two new deaths resulted in the cumulative total of 451 people and 20,035 still-treated patients, 108 of whom were in the IC. U
Dr. Noor Hisham also posted on Facebook today. Warn the patients who are admitted to the hospital.Do not give false information or conceal it.With medical personnel who serveCheckScreeningFinding COVID-19 Because they deserve protection Have family and friends as well
Dr. Noor Hisham also shared a post from Dr. Nurmarini Sinal, describing her own experience when meeting Gum, a patient who concealed his medical history when undergoing screening. Before going to be examined with a CT scan by appointment The patient had a normal temperature and was said to be in good health and therefore was allowed to have a CT scan. But when doctors performed a CT scan, they found that both lungs were similar to those of COVID-19 patients. And when asked, he admitted that he had been coughing and having a fever for a week but had improved and then came to see a doctor on schedule.
The incident forced the female doctor to decide to detain. Even without symptoms And the test results were positive Causing her to regret the separation from her husband and children And worried that it would spread the infection to family and colleagues or not She said that Disappointed with the patient’s attitude And urged the patient not to lie to the staff When you are sick
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