KL Hospital receives 63 protesters, two policemen

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) received 63 protestors and two policemen as new patients following the rally around the city yesterday.

HKL Emergency and Trauma Department chief Prof Datuk Seri Abu Hassan Ashaari Abdullah said one of the policemen was being treated for head injuries, while the other for a broken tooth.

“Forty of the patients were men and 25 were women. They aged between 15 and 74.

“Seven of them were warded for breathing difficulties and fatigue, while the others only received out-patient treatments,” he told reporters.

Abu Hassan said the hospital was prepared with 160 staff and facilities to face the aftermath of the rally, including to provide food to the patients.

During the rally, the police thwarted an attempt by the rally participants to trespass into Merdeka Square despite the Kuala Lumpur magistrate court’s order restraining the participants from gathering at the square beginning until May 1. — Bernama