As of Friday (27 March), the number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia have surpassed the 2,000 mark, with a total of 2,031 cases and 24 deaths.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is now preparing for the next wave of patients and one of the steps taken is by calling retired healthcare staff to come back and serve the nation as we are currently short of frontliners.

According to the Malay Mail, the MoH has revealed that around 3,000 retired nurses are onboard with the idea and are ready to serve Malaysia and combat the COVID-19 outbreak.

Expertise needed

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the ministry is currently filtering the expertise of each nurse in order to deploy them accordingly.

“Maybe some have a specialty in the [Intensive Care Unit], some the operation theatre; we will use their expertise to decide where to place them, either in a clinic or hospitals belonging to the Health Ministry,” he said.

The news of these nurses un-retiring touched Malaysians, and many praised them for risking their lives to help our current frontliners and the country:

Lebih 3000 bekas Jururawat dan Medical Assistant melapurkan diri bertugas sebagai sukarelawan KKM untuk sama² membantu menangani wabak Covid-19.Ya Allah lindungi mereka semua ni. Anda hero kami. Thank you so much for your sacrifice! ❤️
— SHASHA (@shasha_norazmi) March 26, 2020

Bismillah.. Allahuakhbar..Lebih 3000 bekas Jururawat dan MA melapurkan diri bertugas sebagai sukarelawan KKM untuk sama2 membantu menangani wabak covid19.. Doa kan mereka semua di lindungi Allah hendak nya.. Anda hero kami ?#KitaJagaKita #StayAtHome pic.twitter.com/tH2zNrZI2r
— hahuhahu (@kingazizzz) March 26, 2020

terharunya baca berita 3000 pesara jururawat join turun padang secara sukarela. korang memang power
— icap mosh #StayAtHome (@isyrafmosh) March 26, 2020

Bila baca 3000 orang jururawat yg dah bersara akn dipanggil berkhidmat. Rasa sebak sangat. Berjuang & berkorban demi negara, tak ada titik noktah. Tapi masih ramai 'pengkhianat' yg tak mahu dgr kata. Saya pohon hukuman paling keras kpd individu yg langgar RMO serta-merta! #TSMY
— Engku Muzahadin (@ku_muzz) March 25, 2020

Terima Kasih kepada 3000 jururawat bersara yang mendaftarkan diri untuk berkhidmat di barisan hadapan. Semoga Allah membalas jasa baik kalian. Kita bantu mereka break the chain.#stayathome
— Wanni Doll (@WanniDoll) March 25, 2020

I will proudly tell my kids later that in Malaysia, more than 3000 ex - nurses and medical assistants (retired) are back as volunteers to fight COVID-19.Proud Malaysia https://t.co/suUV3mORUt
— Nadia J (@AchuNadia) March 27, 2020

Thank you to all retired medical frontliners who are willing to come back and serve Malaysia in the fight against COVID-19. We salute you!

3,000 Nurses To Come Out Of Retirement To Serve The Nation During COVID-19

Expertise needed