The Health Ministry’s move to partner with the private sector comes amidst a dwindling number of available ICU and normal beds in public Covid-19 hospitals.

This shortage comes as active cases, deaths and Covid-19 patients with severe conditions rise dramatically.

This is according to a Jan 14 document prepared by the ministry’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) and presented to the top management of several private hospitals on that day. Malaysiakini has sighted the document.