SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Health Department has changed the status of Hospital Ampang from Hybrid Covid-19 to a full Covid-19 hospital.

       State health director Datuk Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman said the decision, effective Wednesday, was made following the continuous surge in new daily cases, especially involving category three and above patients in the central region zone.

       “This situation causes the average bed occupancy in central region zone hospitals to exceed the maximum rate to the extent that the MAEPS 2.0 Integrated PKRC is having difficulty in referring Covid-19 patients to hospitals.

       “In total, there are now two hospitals that will operate as full Covid-19 hospitals in Selangor, namely Hospital Sungai Buloh and Hospital Ampang,” he said in a statement.

       Dr Sha’ari said all referrals of non-Covid-19 patients from other facilities to Hospital Ampang were temporarily halted from Wednesday to make room for the hospital to receive Covid-19 patients.

       “The department is also requesting the cooperation of Hospital Ampang to accept referrals of existing non-Covid-19 patients so that treatment for these patients can be continued,” he added. — Bernama