Sabah hospital turns tunnel into ward to treat Covid-19

Raveena NagotraPublished: Jul 29, 2021 11:31 PM | Updated: Jul 30, 2021 6:15 AM

A tunnel hallway at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, has been fitted with numerous beds and medical equipment to convert the space into a Covid-19 ward in the latest stopgap measure of the authorities to combat the rising number of cases.

A video circulating on WhatsApp depicts the hallway, which connects the hospital’s Emergency Department to its specialist clinics, lined with oxygen tanks and beds occupied by patients.

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