PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 — Putrajaya has set up Ebola screening centres at all of the country’s entry points to allow early detection of the deadly outbreak that has already killed thousands, Health Minister Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam said today.
According to Subramaniam, the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) will also closely monitor the spread of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Western Africa to co-ordinate the preparedness and response activities against the illness.
“The Ministry of Health has put into place several mechanisms to ensure that any possible EVD can be contained,” he said, at the Ebola Preparedness Press Conference, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya.
As many as 21 hospitals across the country are equipped to handle any suspected EVD cases, with three capable of dealing with confirmed cases. These are Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor, Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Sabah, and Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching.
Subramaniam said there are no cases of EVD in the country as the nine suspected reports have all tested negative.
The disease continues to spread in West Africa where the outbreak began in March, and has since spread to other nations across the world.
Some 4,500 people, mostly in West Africa, have already died from contracting Ebola.
