He said there were 50 positive cases among the health workers there so far, adding that they were being treated at Hospital Sungei Buloh.
All close contacts have been tested and placed under Home Surveillance Orders (HSOs). He added that all patients who came into contact with the affected health workers at the hospital have also been tested.
“Investigations by the state health department and HTAR have so far been unable to determine the source of the infections.
“It is not known if the infections occurred before patients were admitted to the hospital or when the patients were in their incubation period for 14 days,” he said in a statement this evening.
Sha’ari said it was possible that the rise in cases among healthcare workers was due to Klang being a red-zone and the increase in Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) patients seeking treatment there.
“The hospital is constantly taking precautions and complying with SOPs and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE),” he added.
Today, Klang MP Charles Santiago criticised the health ministry for allowing the hospital to keep the matter hidden for so long, after it was believed that almost 100 people consisting of staff and hospitalised patients had tested positive for Covid-19 in recent weeks.
“It is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation that infections must be quickly relayed to the public so that they can take their own precautions.
“It is very irresponsible of the hospital to have kept the matter hidden,” he said.
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