KOTA KINABALU: Queen Elizabeth Hospital here has been facing a power outage since Tuesday (April 19) morning.

       According to sources from inside the hospital, there was a generator to back up the operations and other machines for critical use, but it might not last much longer if they were not able to get the power back up.

       From what is seen at the hospital, patients were being treated in the dark with medical staff using either flashlights or handphone lights to move around.

       It is learnt that certain areas of the hospital already had its power supply restored at around 4.40pm.

       An official from the Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) said there had been no power trips or problems from their side which could have resulted in the outage.

       "This means the problem is from within the hospital itself," said the official.

       Attempts are being made to get the hospital director, as well as State Health Department director Datuk Dr Rose Nani for comments.

       Dr Rose was in a meeting and will only respond after that.