Most patients in ICUs need ventilator, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: More than half of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU) are facing breathing difficulties and require ventilator assistance, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“A total of 345 cases require treatment at the ICUs where 175 need ventilator assistance, ” he said.

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