Two quarantine centres with a capacity of 20 beds have been opened at the Putrajaya Hospital (HPJ) and Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang Hospital (HTAR) as part of preparations to face any possible surge in Covid-19 cases.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Central Region Zone’s Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) at the Malaysia Agriculture Exposition Park Serdang (Maeps) is expected to be closed this month due to the declining number of patients.

“Some 99.5 percent of Covid-19 patients are in...