Prison workshops turn into makeshift hospital to cope with Covid-19 patients

Published: Oct 17, 2020 7:19 AM | Updated: Oct 17, 2020 9:03 AM

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry, in cooperation with the armed forces, are resorting to unconventional means to cope with the rising number of Covid-19 patients.

Their latest effort is to convert two blocks of workshops at the Pokok Sena Prison in Kedah into a makeshift hospital...

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