KUALA LUMPUR: Hospitals in the Klang Valley are beginning to see signs of victory in the fight against Covid-19, with admissions of Covid-19 patients among the elderly steadily decreasing since July.
Medical doctor and anaesthesiologist Dr Hana Hadzrami, in a Facebook post today, said referrals from the Emergency Department to the intensive care unit (ICU) for critical Covid-19 patients had dropped compared to the months before.
"Before this, there was a long waiting list of names on the ICU whiteboard, with patches of papers stuck together because there was just no more room (on the whiteboard).
"Now there is some space.
"Before this, there were covered bodies laid among live patients, and canvas covered the whole emergency department. Now we can see the floor," she said.
Although the number of patients in categories with lighter symptoms were still high, Dr Hana said, they only needed observation and treatment in the wards.
She also said local critical Covid-19 patients who were referred to the ICU were among those who refused vaccines.
"What can we do? There are also critical patients among those vaccinated, but they heal much faster compared to those who aren't vaccinated.
"Four of our patients who were inoculated need respiratory assistance for only three to four days, as compared to two to three weeks among the unvaccinated.
"They recovered with a clear chest X-ray, compared to a majority with scarred lungs," she added.
However, she pointed out that the number of patients in the ICU and those brought in dead were still high.
"We still have not won. Cannot wait to be like Sarawak. There are only three Covid-19 critical patients there, in line with the speed and coverage of their vaccination rates.
"We strive, and trust (in God's plans). InsyaAllah the vaccine works!"