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3 Aug 2021: More 4 Aug 2021: Greater Klang Valley Task Force (GKVTF) The multi-stakeholder task force
Self-Test Kits 14 kits 1 Salixium RTK-Ag 4 ALLTest RTK-Ag coordinates:
(Saliva/Nasal
are currently Swab Sample) (Saliva Sample) Increase in COVID-19 Hospital and ICU bed capacity
Increase in LRQC and CACs capacity
undergoing Enhancement of the outsourcing of non-COVID-19 cases to private hospitals
laboratory testing, Gmate RTK-Ag JusChek RTK-Ag Ambulance services with Civil Defence Force, Fire and Rescue Department, NGOs
while 35 are 2 (Saliva Sample) 5 (Saliva Sample) including Malaysian Red Crescent Society and St John Ambulance
undergoing Collaboration with NGOs and volunteers to strengthen our contact tracing § § §
assessments in the
country, pending 3 BERIGHT RTK-Ag 6 Longsee RTK-Ag
approval. MOH has (Saliva Sample) (Saliva Sample)
approved 6 kits. § Source: Medical Device Authority (MDA) Facebook §

§ §

Controlled Item
Self-test kits may be

a price controlled Controlled Item
item. § Source: MOH COVID-19 §

Repurposed Penang Hospital converts its outpatient department into wards for COVID-
19 patients. Nearby health clinics are prepared to receive the outpatients under
Source: Author's collection follow-up that are affected. Obtain referral letters from the Health Education Resource
Center, Day Care Complex. §
COVID-19 Burial
Arrangements
Management of the
remains of Muslim

patients in Selangor
now do not exceed
24 hours. For non-
Muslims, talks are
ongoing to reduce
the current duration
of four days. §
Source: MOH COVID-19 § Source: JKN Penang Facebook §
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