JOHOR BAHRU: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced an additional allocation of RM160 mil to be channelled to 26 hospitals in the country to contain the Covid-19 outbreak second wave.
Expressing his thanks and appreciation to doctors, nurses, medical officers and all those in the Health Ministry (MOH) who have worked tirelessly for the past 90 days, Muhyiddin said the extra allocation could be utilised to purchase medical and non-medical assets.
“To help the MOH implement programmes to contain the spread of Covid-19 nationwide, we have approved more than RM259 mil to purchase medicine, equipment and various other needs.
“There was an application for a further RM160 mil submitted to the Finance Ministry. I will inform the Finance Minister to approve it in the quickest time possible as this is a crisis that is quite serious and (the approval) cannot be delayed,” he said after a briefing by Johor Health Director Dr Aman Rabu at the Permai Hospital here on the ongoing efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.
The prime minister said he was very appreciative of the MOH’s contributions and believes all Malaysians are also grateful of its workforce’s efforts in the fight to overcome the pandemic.
“We hope their spirits remain strong,” he added. – March 19, 2020, Bernama
