A helicopter pad will be laid out on the roof of the emergency department of the new Mater Dei Hospital, offering easy and fast access in emergency cases, Health Minister Louis Deguara told Mr Evarist Bartolo (MLP) in reply to a parliamentary question.

Sound abatement material was being installed because of the noise of the helicopter, he said.

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