Ongoing preparation works to turn the Taman Harmoni Community Hall in Sri Aman into a PKRC.
KUCHING (June 12): The Taman Harmoni Community Hall in Sri Aman will be turned into a Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) following advice from the Health Ministry (MOH).
Assistant Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said the PKRC would be capable of housing 50 bunk beds to accommodate 100 patients at any one time.
“With this PKRC ready, we will be able to offer better healthcare services for low-risk patients,” he said after inspecting the preparation works there recently.
Harden, who is Simanggang assemblyman, also disclosed that another PKRC would set up at the Sri Aman Indoor Stadium.
According to him, the indoor stadium PKRC would be able to accommodate at least 210 patients at any one time.
He said the setting up of the two PKRS would enhance the management of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sri Aman Division.
Sri Aman is currently one of the Covid-19 red zone district in Sarawak. It has reported a total of 1,410 cases and six deaths.
Also, Sri Aman has currently six active Covid-19 clusters namely the Melugu Cluster, Sebujok Cluster, Nanga Skrang Cluster, Sungai Parik Cluster, Banting Cluster and Kampung Hilir Lingga Cluster.