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Most Covid-19 cases in Sabah highly-contagious even with mild or no symptoms

Health DG Dr Noor Hisham says this could be because the patients had the D614G mutation of the virus.

MOH adopts new approaches to combat Covid-19 in Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR: Facing a crisis of rising Covid-19 cases to alarming figures, especially in Sabah, the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) has adopted the...

Three new Covid-19 clusters detected: Health DG - The Malaysian Reserve

by S BIRRUNTHA/ TMR PIX THREE new Covid-19 clusters were detected in Perak, Kedah and Selangor. Health DG Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the

3 workers test positive for Covid-19 at heart hospital

All three had been in close contact with a recently discharged patient who had tested positive after leaving.

Mobilise For Sabah, Now -- Malaysian Health Coalition

The sustained death rate in Sabah is our collective failure.

Health Ministry reactivates public donation drive for health frontliners | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The Ministry of Health said today it is reactivating a fund that was set up to help buy crucial equipment and medicine to aid health frontliners in their battle against the third wave of the Covid-19 outbre…

Six new Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia today, new cases rise to 629 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Five Malaysians and one foreign man died from Covid-19 today as Malaysia recorded 629 new coronavirus infections, with Sabah again having the most cases at 489. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisha…

Covid-19: No decision yet on setting up temporary hospital at MAEPS, says MOH | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has not decided yet on setting up a temporary hospital in Selangor like the one before at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) as the health facilities in that stat…

Sarawak denies not paying Covid-19 frontliners, says health dept provides list

Sarawak EPU director Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel says the RM300 allowance is only for those involved directly in battling the outbreak, with the health department updating the list every month.

Highest Covid-19 recoveries but 3 more deaths

589 Covid-19 cases have been reported today.

D614G Coronavirus Strain In Sabah May Originate From Philippines Or Indonesia: MOH

Dr Noor Hisham also says Selangor’s public health care system still has capacity to treat Covid-19 cases, and as such, there are no plans to reopen MAEPS as a low-risk facility yet.

Health Ministry: 105 new Covid-19 cases from Utama cluster, index case identified as security guard | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 ― The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced today 105 new Covid-19 cases detected from the Utama cluster that involved the 1 Utama Shopping Mall in Petaling Jaya. This brings the total of the positive cases…

MOH tells Malaysians to comply with smoking prohibition, besides Covid-19 SOP | Malaysia | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 14 — The public must comply with the smoking prohibition in addition to the standard operation procedure (SOP) for Covid-19, particularly at eateries and open spaces, to prevent complications from smoking and Covid…

MOH’s pharma services director says recalled metformin products not registered, sold in Malaysia | Malaysia | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 14 — Two metformin products which have been recalled from the market by its manufacturer, Marksans Pharma Limited, are not registered in Malaysia and not...

Health Ministry wants to hire more medical officers

Almost Half Of Sabah Covid-19 Patients Very Sick

The 43% proportion of Sabah’s Covid-19 patients who are sick enough to require hospitalisation is more than triple the 12% of Malaysia’s overall Covid-19 cases back in early April who were in the third to fifth stages of di...

Wish to escape Klang Valley’s CMCO? Dr Noor Hisham warns against spreading Covid-19 to hometowns, family

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Malaysians planning to escape the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in Klang Valley should also remain at home wherever they are if there is no reason to leave the house, said Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham…

Dr Noor Hisham announces Covid-19 immunity study, urges recovered Malaysian patients to enroll

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Malaysians who were previously infected with Covid-19 are urged to volunteer for Malaysia’s study on immunity in recovered patients, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has said. Dr Noor…

Malaysia May Get Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine By Dec: PM

The Malaysian government has also agreed to make an initial RM40 million payment to join the COVAX Covid-19 vaccine access plan co-led by the WHO.

NIH: 70% Of Malaysia’s Coronavirus Fatalities Had Diabetes

Nearly three of four Covid-19 victims in Malaysia are men, compared to over a quarter of women.

Urgent need to address shortage of medical officers in Malaysia

Covid-19: 660 new cases, ICU cases in triple digits

UPDATED 7.07PM | COVID-19 | There are also four new deaths, all in Sabah.

Conditional MCO is back: Here's what you can and cannot do

UPDATED NOV 13 | KINIGUIDE | Please note the govt is still fine-tuning the standard operating procedure (SOP).

563 new Covid-19 cases, active cases breach 5,000 mark

UPDATED 7.18PM | COVID-19 | Six new clusters detected, and two new deaths recorded.