Widely known as a complication of prolonged COVID syndrome (Long COVID) and can occur regardless of the level of COVID-19 infection, the national prevalence rate for individuals experiencing Long COVID symptoms after recovery from category 4 and 5 COVID-19 infection is 65.1 percent, of which 61.2 percent of them experienced more than two symptoms of Long COVID.
According to the Ministry of Health, among the symptoms of Long COVID that are often experienced and can cause an impact on the functionality and daily activities of the affected individual are:
• Fatigue;
• Hard to breathe;
• Cough;
• Joint and muscle pain;
• Difficulty sleeping soundly;
• Weaknesses of members;
• Sensory problems;
• Anxiety;
• Brain Fog; and
• Skin lesions
The Ministry of Health will continue to add more resources and equipment to treat and rehabilitate Long COVID cases as part of a strategy to protect and treat those at high risk of being infected with the COVID-19 virus.
Below are the list of hospitals that provide and health facilities that provide rehabilitation services for Long COVID:
• Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya:
• Hospital Rehabilitasi Cheras;
• Hospital Kuala Lumpur;
• Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya;
• Hospital Chancellor Tunku Mukhriz;
• Hospital Universiti Putra Malaysia;
• Hospital Daehan Rehab (Putrajaya);
• Pusat Perubatan Prince Court;
• Hospital Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur; and
• Pusat Perubatan Ara Damansara.
• Selangor:
• Hospital Sungai Buloh;
• Hospital Serdang;
• Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang;
• Hospital Shah Alam;
• Hospital Universiti Teknologi MARA ;
• Hospital ReGen Rehab; and
• Hospital Sunway
• Negeri Sembilan:
• Hospital Tuanku Jaafar Seremban;
• Hospital Rembau;
• Hospital Bandar Seri Jempol; and
• Hospital Tuanku Ampuan Najihah
• Terengganu:
• Hospital Kemaman;
• Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah; and
• Hospital Dungun
• Melaka:
• Hospital Melaka; dan
• Pusat Rehabilitasi PERKESO Tun Abdul Razak
• Pahang:
• Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan; and
• Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
• Kelantan:
• Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II; and
• Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
• Penang
• Hospital Pulau Pinang;
• Hospital Seberang Jaya; and
• Hospital Balik Pulau.
• Kedah:
• Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah;
• Hospital Jitra;
• Hospital Kuala Nerang; and
• Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim
• Perak:
• Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun; and
• Hospital Batu Gajah
• Sabah:
• Hospital Sandakan; and
• Hospital Queen Elizabeth
• Sarawak:
• Hospital Umum Sarawak, Hospital Miri, Hospital Sibu
• Johor:
• Hospital Sultan Ismail; and
• Hospital Sultanah Aminah
