RM8mil to treat hospital fungus problem
KUALA LUMPUR: Rehabilitation work to treat the fungus-infested Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Baru will cost RM8mil, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said.
He said he would ask for the allocation from Cabinet next week.
“We have finalised the treatment programme needed to overcome the fungus problem,” he told reporters at the Cabinet Hari Raya open house at Putra World Trade Centre on Sunday.
He said the amount would cover the complete treatment at the hospital before it could be reopened by Jan 1 next year.
The cost would also include a three-month "stabilisation period" to ensure that the problem would not recur, he added.
“After that, we will sign a maintenance contract with the same contractor,” he said.
The brand new RM500mil specialist hospital was closed in September, barely after two months in operation following the discovery of fungus on the walls and in some of the clinical equipment.
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