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What Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium Quarantine Centre Looks Like Now?

The first low-risk quarantine and treatment centre in Johor after over two weeks of its opening

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Regularly sanitised (image by Najib Mohaini from Johor State Information Department on 25th February)

The first COVID-19 Low-Risk Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) in Johor, at the Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG) indoor stadium which started operating on 10th February 2021, was installed with barbed wires and is tightly controlled by security personnel including from the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) for 24 hours in collaboration with the police and the People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela).

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Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium as Covid-19 Low-Risk Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) in Johor on 10th February 2021 (image courtesy of Malay Mail)

Earlier, Iskandar Malaysia Social Hero Awards (IMSHA) past winners Yayasan Suria JB and Ihsan Johor have teamed up to provide aid in the form of delivering necessities and organising activities like exercises and birthday parties for the patients in collaboration with agencies like NADMA, MOH, PDRM, APM, RELA, JKM, ATM, BOMBA, MEDIVEST, Department of Information and SAJ.

Johor Menteri Besar, Hasni Mohamad visit on 18th February (image courtesy of Hasni Mohamad Facebook Page)

Johor Menteri Besar, Hasni Mohamad paid a visit to the centre on 18th February and as of that date, a total of 335 patients have been treated at the centre. In his official Facebook post, he stated that the government is planning to open two private PKRCs which are expected to start this March to accommodate foreign patients.

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