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PM responds to health experts' open letter

The Prime Minister agrees to form a health and scientific advisory group and invites the health experts to nominate representatives.

MMA claims private lab doing drive-through swab tests, calls for probe

The medical body says allowing laboratories to do Covid-19 screening will result in a delay in treating patients.

Lee: Prioritise OSH aspects to curb Covid-19 - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): New Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedures at workplaces with priority given to matters related to occupational safety and health (OSH) aspects may be needed to curb the spread of the virus, said…

LETTER | A tired doctor from Sg Buloh asks to be treated humanely

LETTER | We are tired, exhausted, annoyed and way past the breaking point.

Record high 4,029 Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths

205 patients are being treated in intensive care, with 79 requiring respiratory assistance.

Dr Noor Hisham: Covid-19 patients can now report themselves via ‘MySejahtera’ app | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 ― Covid-19 patients awaiting a call from the Ministry of Health (MoH) can now report themselves through the ‘MySejahtera’ application. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the applicat…

Set KPIs to decide when to end emergency and MCO, expert tells govt

Dr Khor Swee Kheng says Putrajaya cannot solely rely on the number of new cases and infectivity rate when responding to the pandemic.

Family tested positive at wit’s end as health ministry ignores them even after 6 days

This was despite them reporting through the MySejahtera mobile app.

MOH looking for 3,000 volunteers for Malaysia's first COVID-19 vaccine trial, here's how to sign up https://www.soyacincau.com/2021/01/16/malaysia-covid-19-vaccine-phase-3-trial-how-to-sign-up/ via @soya_cincau

[ UPDATE 17/01/2021 13:00 ]: Institute for Clinical Research (ICR) has released an FAQ on the COVID-19 vaccine trial. More details here.

Covid-19: MoH, APHM to further discuss patient management at private hospitals - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 15): The Ministry of Health (MOH) will hold further discussions with the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) and other private hospital licensees in the near future regarding the management of Covid…

3,211 Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths

A total of 204 patients are being treated in intensive care, with 87 requiring respiratory assistance.

Don’t bully private hospitals, MMA tells govt

The Malaysian Medical Association says the government should work with the private sector rather than twisting its arm.

Not All Private Hospitals Can Manage Severely Ill Covid-19 Patients: APHM

APHM president Dr Kuljit Singh says that not all private hospitals have the necessary features like sterility and airflow, or sufficient manpower, that are required to manage Covid-19 cases.

Vaccination of the under-60s expected after July

Science minister Khairy Jamaluddin says frontline workers will be vaccinated first, then the elderly and those with chronic illnesses.

Why use emergency when we freely offered help? asks medical group

As system buckles, MOH cuts down testing of close contacts

New procedures will see only individuals with symptoms being tested and sampling of clusters for testing.

RM5mil fine and jail if private hospitals say no to Covid-19 patients

Ismail Sabri Yaakob says harsh measures can be enforced under the emergency ordinance.

New record high of 3,337 Covid-19 cases on Day 2 of MCO

There were 1,036 cases in Selangor alone and 257 in Kuala Lumpur.

Khairy explains Malaysia's vaccine procurement process, delivery schedule - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): As two of Malaysia's closest neighbours, Singapore and Indonesia, kicked off their vaccination programmes, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote a blog post to give an update o…

Health DG: 2 Weeks MCO Not Enough, Malaysia Needs Until May To Flatten The Curve https://www.therakyatpost.com/2021/01/14/health-dg-2-weeks-mco-not-enough-malaysia-needs-until-may-to-flatten-the-curve/ via @therakyatpost

The Health Ministry targets to reduce new infections to 1,000 - 500 daily cases

MCO 2.0 and cancer care in Malaysia — Teoh Soo Peng and Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy | Malay Mail

JANUARY 14 — In the year 2020 alone, the number of new cancer cases reported in Malaysia was 48,639 and the number of people living with cancer (5-year) was a whooping 128,018 (Globocan, 2020). Presently, the top three most commo…

Food Care: The key path to healthcare

OUR Ministry of Health allocates more than 90% of its budget on sick care and not healthcare. While Covid-19 is an infectious disease, it is the non-c...

Dr Noor Hisham: COVID-19 curve should be flat by May with maximum 4 weeks of MCO https://www.soyacincau.com/2021/01/13/dr-noor-hisham-covid-19-curve-flat-by-may-using-maximum-4-weeks-of-mco/ via @soya_cincau

Health authorities expect to control Malaysia’s COVID-19 infection rate in 12 weeks now that the movement control order (MCO) has been reintroduced, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on the first day of the renewed lockdown.

2,985 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths

Active cases now stands at 32,377, with 197 patients receiving intensive care.