THE Health Ministry is working with the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to monitor old folks’ homes due to their vulnerability towards Covid-19, with high fatality rates reported in such care centres abroad.

Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Health Ministry is working with the Welfare Department to look at ways to screen senior citizens, especially those in crowded homes.

He said both ministries have come up with a guideline on Covid-19 for private, public and charity old folks’ homes.

Infographics containing precautionary measures have been distributed to 344 licensed care institutions.

With 119 patients discharged from hospital, the number of Covid-19 recoveries reported as of noon today has exceeded the number of new cases.

This bring the number of recoveries to 2,766, which translates to 53.4% of the total number of cases reported. 

He said 110 new cases were reported as of 12pm today, bringing the total infections to 5,182. 

One death was recorded today, with the death toll now at 84. – April 16, 2020.