KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — The use of government buildings and facilities as swab test and temporary deployment centres of civil servants to services in need of additional health and safety support is among measures to be taken by the authorities in the implementation and management of emergency.
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali said it was also among the proposals discussed by the The Emergency Management Technical Committee and was agreed upon by the National Security Council Emergency Session.
The proposals were among the committee’s focuses on the mobilisation of the Federal and State Public Services’ resources, he said in a statement today.
The committee was set up to ensure the smooth implementation of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021.
Mohd Zuki said the committee, which has to date, convened four times also focuses on the integration of public and private hospital services capabilities during the emergency, to ensure complete and integrated health access for Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 patients are guaranteed.
The integration is also aimed at optimising existing health resources and expertise to provide treatment to patients during the Covid-19 pandemic, he added.
— Bernama
