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Covid-19: Health Ministry debunks viral claim of outbreak in HKL

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry, on Sunday (July 4), has debunked a viral WhatsApp message that is claiming that there was a Covid-19 outbreak in one of the wards of Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL).

Girl with epilepsy youngest Covid-19 fatality today | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: A 13-year-old girl suffering from epilepsy was among 63 new fatalities linked to Covid-19 reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) today.

Health minister: Over 2.5 million individuals in Malaysia complete both doses of Covid-19 vaccination | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — A total of 8,800,700 doses of vaccine have been administered to the people in the country as of yesterday under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. I…

Nationwide R-naught plateaus at 1.07 on first day of Selangor, KL EMCO | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — After increasing slightly every day for a week, the nationwide Covid-19 infectivity rate — denoted by the scientific term ‘R-naught’ — remained at 1.07 yesterday. On June 26, the nationwide R-naught was 0.9…

MOH: Usage of hospital beds in Klang Valley reaches over 85pc | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — The current usage of patient beds, including repurpose beds in hospitals in the Klang Valley, has now reached more than 85 per cent, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said by taking into acc…

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Bomba chief, FT minister say barbed wire blocking fire escape routes in EMCO areas must go | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — Barbed wires placed at the staircases of certain low-cost flats in the city under tightened lockdown have been ordered to be removed, Malaysiakini reported this evening. The news portal quoted Fire and Resc…

One million U.S. vaccine doses due in Malaysia on Monday

The doses are from an initial batch of 80 million U.S.-made vaccines the Biden administration pledged last month to share globally amid concern about the disparity in vaccination rates between advanced and developing countries. W…

Pharmaniaga to manage logistics, distribution of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — Pharmaniaga Logistics Sdn Bhd (PLSB) will manage the logistics and distribution of more than eight million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines at its four warehouses located in Selangor, Penang, Sabah an…

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Malaysia sees exponential rise in brought-in-dead Covid-19 cases | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeing an exponential rise in brought-in-dead (BID) cases due to Covid-19 complications, particularly in the Klang Valley region involving those aged 50 and above.

Health minister: We have enough medical oxygen supplies, more available if needed | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — The supply of medical oxygen at the health facilities using VIE (vacuum insulated evaporators) and portable cylinders that supply liquid oxygen to the tanks, is sufficient so far, says Health Minister Datuk…

Covid-19: Mass active case detection extended to two villages in Labuan, says island’s Health Dept director | Malay Mail

LABUAN, July 2 — A mass active case detection (ACD) exercise has been extended to the Bebuloh Laut and Bebuloh Darat villages here to check the spread of Covid-19. Labuan Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari, who led the o…

Health Ministry: Covid-19 claims 73 more lives in Malaysia, 905 now in ICU | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Another 73 people nationwide died from Covid-19 today, raising the cumulative fatality count to 5,327 since the disease spread in Malaysia last year. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah…

HKL doctors raise red flag over Covid-19 crisis

Out of beds and space, they say medical officers are forced to perform procedures and CPR on the floor.

NHRVR to ensure integrity of clinical trials in Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Malaysia has established the National Healthy Research Volunteer Register (NHRVR) as a commitment to ensure the integrity and safety of clinical trials in the country.

Brunei donates ventilators, Covid-19 test kits to Malaysia https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/07/02/brunei-donates-ventilators-covid-19-test-kits-to-malaysia/ via @@theborneopost

MIRI (July 2): The Brunei government donated 10 ventilators and 200 PCR Covid-19 test kits to Malaysia yesterday. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said this was in the spirit of solidarity and friendship betwe…

Deputy health minister: 7.1pc of Malaysia fully vaccinated against Covid-19 | Malay Mail

SEBERANG PERAI, July 2 ― Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said a total 2.3 million people or 7.1 per cent of the population have been fully vaccinated, close to one of the threshold indicators to move to the second pha…

Resolve career issue in 26 days or face strike, warn contract doctors

The Hartal Doktor Kontrak movement asks why only a small proportion of contract officers get permanent posts, which come with a slew of benefits.

Pfizer Malaysia says no private distributor authorised to distribute its Covid-19 vaccine | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Neither Pfizer Inc nor any of its affiliates globally, have authorised anyone to import, market or distribute the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and currently, there is no authorised private distributor o…

21 new Covid-19 clusters, mostly linked to workplaces, community

The clusters were detected in Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Kelantan and Sabah.