An elderly woman in Malaysia was denied entry into a Malaysian hospital by the security for what he deemed to be her “inappropriate” attire.
However, the attire that the elderly woman was wearing was a t-shirt and a pair of long shorts that rested below her knees and onto her shin.
The video of the incident was shared on Twitter, showing the woman wearing short pants/long shorts that went past her knees.
The cameraman who filmed the incident pointed out that the auntie was wearing short pants and the man (the security guard) refused to let her enter the hospital because of it.
The security guard then retorted that it was the management of the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) who allegedly set the rules and not him.
Government claims that it’s a “misunderstanding”
Responding to the incident, the Pahang Health Director Nor Azimi Yunus said that the incident was simply a “misunderstanding”, according to the Malay Mail.
She said that “So far, no problem has arisen for visitors who are dressed in such a way to enter during visiting hours, except for those not decently dressed.”
She added that “The HTAA has taken appropriate measures to make the security guards understand that they should not take any enforcement action without official instructions from the hospital.”
Azimi further added that the security guard had very likely misunderstood the dress code of the hospital.
One more case in Kuantan- can’t get into hospital. Happy International Woman’s day! pic.twitter.com/vYh1W65MbL
— Dominic Damian JAN 1513 (@jan_1513) March 8, 2023