21/03/2020
Pantai Hospital Laguna Merbok will be closing its hospital on 22nd and 23rd March 2020 for a full terminal disinfection and fumigation following its first confirmed Covid-19 case.
The case is of a 30-year-old Malaysian woman who did not provide full disclosure during the screening process at the hospital and was admitted for delivery following the usual process. However, she developed a fever after giving birth. Further questioning led to the finding that the woman had been living with a family member who had attended the tabligh gathering at the Sri Petaling mosque in Kuala Lumpur and had tested positive for Covid-19.
All areas visited by the patient were promptly disinfected in accordance to stringent infection control guidelines. Contact tracing was immediately initiated and all staff who had been in contact with the patient have been identified, placed under quarantine and tested negative for Covid-19.
Pantai Hospital Laguna Merbok managed the case promptly and appropriately according to Ministry of Health, Malaysia (MoH) guidelines. The patient is now receiving treatment at Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah.
As an added precaution, the hospital has decided to close its premises on 22nd and 23rd March 2020 after all its inpatients have been reviewed by their respective consultants and discharged.
Clinical services will resume on 24th March 2020 and patients can continue with their existing care plans at the hospital.
Since January 2020, Pantai Hospital Laguna Merbok has put in place precautionary measures against Covid-19, including limiting entry points to the hospital and checking the temperature and symptoms of everyone who comes to the hospital. In addition, the hospital has taken initiatives to restrict visitors and implement social distancing.
The hospital urges all visitors to do their part to curb the spread of Covid-19 by being socially responsible. This includes practising good personal hygiene and providing full and accurate disclosure during the screening process.