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Coordination & Capacity

18 Nov 2020: A continual rise in cases in
Klang Valley Total cumulative cases
crosses 50K, with 12,814 active cases and
8 new clusters today. Strategies include:

Increase COVID-19 beds - this increased
almost 14 times from 345 (1 October) to
4,739 beds, with cooperation of:
1. National Disaster Management Agency
(NADMA),
2. Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM),
3. Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM),
4. Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Source: NADMA Facebook §
(JBPM),
5. Malaysian Civil Defense Force (APM),
6. Malaysian Volunteer Department (RELA)
and
7. Department of Social Welfare (JKM).

6 facilities in 2 states: HKL, HSgB, CRH,
PKKN, ILKKM and Tuanku Mizan Armed
Forces Hospital (HATTM)
Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital to a
COVID-19 hybrid hospital (230 beds)
8 blocks of MOH Training Institutes Source: HKL Facebook §
(ILKKM) at Sg Buloh as LRQC (2,400
beds)
National Leprosy Control Center as a
LRQC (648 beds).

Central Region COVID-19 Unified
Command Centre - To facilitate
governance and operation of all hospitals
and LRQCs in Selangor, WPKL & Putrajaya.

Source: HKL Facebook §