COMMUNICATIONS and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah spoke of his experience having critical moments while receiving treatment for Covid-19 at Sungai Buloh Hospital.

He said he suffered shortness of breath after his oxygen reading was at a low level of 70%.

“The point is, do not mess with Covid-19. I was one of the lucky ones to be warded in the Sungai Buloh Hospital for 16 days. For five days, I was in the observation ward and then, one morning, my oxygen level was low, at 70% and I had shortness of breath.

“Indeed, that was a critical time. The nurse sat next to me for half an hour to advise me how to breathe properly.

“We feel we know how to breathe because we have lived a long time but there is a hollow intake, full intake and half intake. Alhamdulillah, my oxygen level improved or else I would have been taken to the intensive care unit.

“I was discharged (from hospital) on the second day of Hari Raya, and yes, my lungs are affected,” he said, admitting that he tires easily due to the infection.

Saifuddin was relating his experience to the media after a Music Digital Content Fund (DKD Muzik) event contributing RM6 million to 960 Malaysian music activists held online today.

He said apart from being vaccinated, people also need to ensure they have a strong immune system to be able to fight the virus.

Saifuddin said before being infected with Covid-19 on April 29, he planned to receive the vaccine with media practitioners by following all standard operating procedure but he could not do so now because he has to wait for a suitable period of time after being infected. – Bernama, June 1, 2021.