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2 Covid-19 deaths, lowest in over a year https://t.co/5kYNxVvZ92 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 6, 2022

The last time the number of fatalities was this low was on April 16, 2021, when two died from the virus.

No room for selfishness if Malaysia is to beat Covid-19, says health minister https://t.co/8dOtbo0HSv — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 6, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin reminded Malaysians that the country's shift to Covid-19 endemicity depends on everyone being truthful and cooperative with the authorities on their health status. He acknow…

CovidNow: 881,602 children in Malaysia fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of yesterday https://t.co/wJcFrM7xPE — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 6, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 ― A total of 881,602 or 24.8 per cent of children aged five to 11 in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday. According to…

Refugees’ health at the heart of Klinik Kecheerian https://t.co/ArXqU9vU7f — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 6, 2022

Clinic offers refugees medical services at subsidised rates and sometimes for free as well as fresh vegetables for pregnant mothers.

Doctor recounts historic surgery https://t.co/2iLhqc2aRl — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 5, 2022

Separation of youngest ever conjoined twins in country calls for great precision.

Dengue, HFMD on the rise, says health DG https://t.co/lB7bDVzVQ5 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 5, 2022

Over 52 pct children in Sarawak fully vaxxed against Covid-19 https://t.co/53QfxqFLm1 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 5, 2022

KUCHING (May 5): More than 52 per cent of children aged five to 11 in Sarawak have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the Ministry of Health's CovidNow website. As of Tuesday, 52.6 per cent of Sarawak's children…

New Covid-19 cases increase slightly to 1,054 https://t.co/HKBuQZHuFY — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 5, 2022

Covid-19 (May 4): 1,054 new cases, 3 deaths https://t.co/KCaknriLfK — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 5, 2022

Slight uptick in the number of people hospitalised since May 2.

Overworked, bullied, racially abused: Trainee docs in Penang ‘tell all’ https://t.co/b0jzOnyXtb — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 5, 2022

A houseman's recent death has prompted others to share their own experiences.

MMA suggests MySejahtera be maintained to store patients' records, but must assure public of data confidentiality | Malay Mail https://t.co/LHKiHNHgvc — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 5, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The Malaysian government should ensure the continuity of the MySejahtera contact tracing application by retrofitting existing features, instead of retiring it entirely, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA…

Malaysian Genomics exploring tie-ups. collaborations to expand healthcare-related solutions | New Straits Times https://t.co/B1ZlvDDFuZ — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 5, 2022

New Covid-19 cases drop below 1,000 in Malaysia, but new deaths rise to nine | Malay Mail https://t.co/9rZDYMuKuj — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 5, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Malaysia continued its downward trend in daily Covid-19 cases with 922 new infections in the past 24 hours. But official data from the Health Ministry on the CovidNow website also recorded a slight uptick in…

Housemen fear stigma in seeking help over workplace stress, says MMA https://t.co/3kRCnY1gr3 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 4, 2022

Penang Health director confirms houseman’s death by falling, says police investigating | Malay Mail https://t.co/igLf6tiQuY — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 4, 2022

Investigate Penang houseman’s fatal fall immediately, MMA tells Health Ministry | Malay Mail https://t.co/CqczuhYtn7 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 4, 2022

Penang lawmakers urge Putrajaya to investigate work conditions for junior doctors after houseman falls to death | Malaysia | Malay Mail https://t.co/Lgh4wRiMCI — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 4, 2022

GEORGE TOWN, May 4 — Penang health executive councillor Norlela Ariffin today urged the Health Ministry and Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, in particular, to look seriously into the work conditions of junior doctors at governm…

Khairy: New MySejahtera feature to detect infectious disease hotspots | Malay Mail https://t.co/FPHbhrqS54 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 3, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The MySejahtera application has been updated with a new feature to track hotspots of infectious diseases, including the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Called the…

Penang Hospital houseman dies after ‘fall’ from building https://t.co/1Jn2V5tTMI — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 3, 2022

Sudden death shines spotlight on allegedly tough working conditions at medical facility

Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dip further on second day of Aidilfitri, but deaths up slightly to five | Malay Mail https://t.co/uOv9ItzK9f — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 3, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The Health Ministry saw new Covid-19 infections slide to 1,348 today compared to 1,503 cases on the first day of Hari Raya Puasa yesterday. This would be two days in a row that new cases have been below the…

CovidNow: Over 860,000 children in Malaysia fully vaxxed | Malay Mail https://t.co/FNU7EDFwZs — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 3, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — A total of 868,859 children aged five to 11 or 24.5 per cent of the child population in the country, have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of…

Is anyone still using MySejahtera? Here’s what govt data says | Malay Mail https://t.co/Gon5BQfif1 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 2, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Usage of MySejahtera nationwide plunged 73.8 per cent with immediate effect on May 1, the date the government lifted the mandatory use of the mobile app to check in their presence at premises. The difference…

Dip in Covid-19 hospital admissions, says health ministry https://t.co/faWgLE5Uuk — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 2, 2022

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also says the number of new infections, which were being monitored at home dropped by 34.7%.

Health D-G: Two quarantine centres opened at HPJ, HTAR to face possible Covid case surge | Malay Mail https://t.co/4o2it7dU0y — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 2, 2022

PUTRAJAYA, May 2 — A Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) with a capacity of 20 beds has been opened at the Putrajaya Hospital (HPJ) and Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang Hospital (HTAR) as part of preparations to face any p…