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CMCO in Selangor, KL, Putrajaya | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Sabah will be placed under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) following the nationwide spike in Covid-19 cases following last month’s Sabah state election.

Battle for frontliners in Sabah now at critical moment, says Health DG

Sabah Pushed To The Brink In Covid-19 Fight

Across Sabah, medical frontliners described full beds with sick Covid-19 patients, understaffed hospitals, fatigued health care workers labouring 24/7 as their colleagues contract coronavirus, and protective gear stocks running l…

Armed Forces field hospital for non-Covid-19 patients in Tawau ready next week, says Ismail Sabri | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) field hospital in Tawau, Sabah is expected to start operation next week, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Ismail Sabri who is also De…

Covid-19: 561 cases today, 2 deaths

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases saw a sharp increase today, with 561 reported as of noon.

Health D-G: Kota Marudu Hospital assigned to treat Covid-19 patients in Sabah | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The Kota Marudu Hospital in Sabah has become another hospital designated to treat Covid-19 cases in the state, bringing the total number to seven, said Health director-general Tan Sri Noor Hisham Abdullah.…

Health D-G says almost 500 health personnel deployed to Sabah | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 ― A total of 475 medical and public health personnel of various categories and service schemes have been deployed to several districts in Sabah as of today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham…

Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia records 374 new Covid-19 cases today, three more deaths | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — A total of 374 new Covid-19 cases were detected in the country today, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed. Only two of the new cases are imported, involving one local and one no…

Sabah nurse infected with Covid-19, KK Hospital ICU crippled

COVID-19 | Sources say more than half of Kota Kinabalu's Queen Elizabeth II Hospital's ICU staff are in quarantine.

Destined to be a doctor

PETALING JAYA: The ambition to become a doctor was inculcated in newly appointed Malaysia Medical Association (MMA) president Prof Datuk Dr M. Subrama...

Jais: Subang airport mosque closed after worshipper tests positive for Covid-19 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — A Muslim who took part in the October 2 Friday prayers at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport mosque in Subang Jaya, Selangor has tested positive for Covid-19, the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais…

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Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia accepted as candidate to be regional rep to WHO board | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Malaysia’s candidacy as a representative of the Western Pacific Region (WPRO) on the World Health Organisation’s executive board has been endorsed, said Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The Malaysian Health…

Hope in sight — Dr Wan Kim Sui, Dr Noran Naqiah Hairi and Dr Moy Foong Ming | Malay Mail

OCTOBER 9 — The recent World Sight Day with the theme ‘Hope in Sight’ aims to focus global attention on vision impairment and blindness. Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes complication that affects the eyes. High blood sugar leve…

Health D-G: Virus mutation in Kedah, Sabah clusters means more challenging response to third wave of Covid-19 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Malaysia has a bigger challenge with Covid-19 this time around due to the viciousness of the virus mutation, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. The Health director-general said the new strain of the…

Medical experts: Keep Klang CMCO until cases drop

KUALA LUMPUR: The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) must be enforced in Klang until the R0 (R-naught) of Covid-19 drops below the critical value of 1.6 as the infection rate is at “worrying levels”.

Health Ministry: Six new Covid-19 deaths today, all in Sabah | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Six Malaysians died from the Covid-19 virus today even though the total number of new infections dipped to 354 from yesterday’s 357 cases. The new deaths raises Malaysia’s fatality tally to 152. Three of the…

Covid-19 patients take up 36% of beds in Malaysian hospitals so far, says MoH - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has indicated that Malaysia still has sufficient capacity at its hospitals and quarantine centres, as only 36% of beds at government hospitals are currently in use to treat those…

Noor Hisham calls for private doctors, NGOs to help in Sabah

Health director-general says there is a need for ‘full collaboration’ to contain the outbreak.

All year round: Malaysian expert cautions about the dangers of flu and what can be done | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Flu may be seasonal in the American and European continents but not so in countries like Malaysia. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre infectious disease unit head Dr Petrick Periyasamy said even t…

COVAX’s Covid Vaccines Cover 3pc Of Malaysia Population First: Khairy

Khairy Jamaluddin has asked the finance minister to set aside a few billion ringgit in Budget 2021 for a Covid-19 vaccine.

MOH Plans 40 Community Mental Health Centres By 2030

The number of mental health patients who joined MENTARI’s work support programme has multiplied from 160 individuals in 2014 to 1,011 individuals in 2019.

Aids council disheartened by Kedah MB's remarks

Stigma and discrimination towards HIV and other infectious diseases are counterproductive, it says.

Now facing third wave, Dr Noor Hisham urges Malaysians to stay home as best way to flatten Covid-19 curve | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — As Malaysia now faces the third wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reiterated today for Malaysians to stay at home. In his press conference today, Dr Noor…