JELI: Twenty Covid-19 cases were detected among flood evacuees at relief centres in Kelantan and Terengganu from Dec 22 to Saturday, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
He said that of the total, 15 cases were in Kelantan and five were in Terengganu.
"All the cases are in stable condition, with 17 falling into Category Two, two cases in Category Three, and a case in Category Four.
"The Category Four case involved a senior citizen with hypertension.
"However the patient was discharged from Jeli Hospital yesterday (Saturday)," he said after visiting flood evacuees at SK Jeli 1 here yesterday.
Present were Health deputy director-general (Public Health) Datuk Dr Norhayati Rusli and Kelantan Health Department director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin.
Dr Dzulkefly said 297 medical teams, 286 health teams, 102 mental health and psychosocial support services teams, and 286 health literacy promotional teams had been deployed to relief centres in flood-affected states.
"We are ready to despatch more teams there should the need arise."
He said 123 psychological first aid (assessments) had been
conducted to identify mental health problems and provide treatment.
He said the health team conducted disease-control and prevention activities, such as inspecting food preparation equipment and the quality of drinking water, as well as eradicating mosquito breeding grounds to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. — BERNAMA