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Businessmen raise half a million ringgit to fight Covid-19 in Sabah

Covid-19: Malaysia records 823 new cases with eight deaths, all cases locally transmitted | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — Malaysia added another 823 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases to 26,565 as of 12pm today. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement this evening report…

MMA: No need for national emergency, but Sabah desperately needs aid

Its president calls for more healthcare workers to be deployed to the stricken state.

Malaysia breaks daily Covid-19 record with 1,228 cases today, 889 from Sabah alone | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The Health Ministry reported a whopping 1,228 new Covid-19 cases today, its highest tally since the virus broke out here. Sabah alone saw 889 new cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdull…

Putrajaya: Covid-19 vaccine expected to be secured in first quarter of next year | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 24 — Malaysia is expected to secure access to Covid-19 vaccine supply in the first quarter of next year. The Health Ministry (MOH) along with the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI) in a joint state…

Health D-G says some Covid-19 frontliners about to give up, calls for unity and togetherness | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today warned that some overworked medical frontliners battling the Covid-19 outbreak are now prepared to throw in their towels. Taking to Facebook, Dr…

University hospital to probe 'mistreatment' of housemen

An anonymous complaint says house officers spend long hours without food or water and face abuse by nurses.

KK Hospital ICU back on its feet with new gear, full team

Hospital Queen Elizabeth II's ICU was almost crippled earlier when nurses tested positive for Covid-19.

Improving palliative care - The Edge Markets

Dr Sharon Choo Yoke Ling was just eight years old when she began to notice the local doctor visiting her home at regular intervals. Her grandfather was terminally ill and living out the remainder of his life at home. Needless to…

Covid-19 (Oct 23): 10 deaths reported today, highest on record

UPDATED 7.50PM | COVID-19 | 710 new cases detected, eight of the fatalities were in Sabah.

'It's Everywhere': Sabah, Ground Zero Of Malaysia's Covid-19 Epidemic

Minister: 10% Of Cardiologists, Quarter Of Oncologists Serve MOH Hospitals

Malaysia sees 847 new Covid-19 cases, 486 recoveries and five deaths today | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Health Ministry recorded 847 new cases of Covid-19 today, alongside 486 recoveries and five deaths. The latest figures put the cumulative cases at 23,804 to date. Currently, the active cases number 8,18…

MyEG offers free Covid-19 screening for employees, no upfront payment required | Malay Mail

MyEG has announced that they are now offering free COVID-19 screening for the employees under PERKESO’s Program Saringan Prihatin (PSP). The tests will be paid for by PERKESO (Social Security Organisation) and there’s no upfront…

MOH Urged To Draft Ventilation Priority Guidelines As Sabah Covid-19 Cases Soar

In Sabah, ventilator usage is at 32%, while the ICU bed occupancy rate is 72%. Covid-19 has killed 50 people in Sabah in the past 13 days.

Malaysian field hospital in Cox’s Bazar ceases operations after mission accomplished | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The Malaysian field hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has ceased its operations in March this year, much earlier than its initial end date of December 2021, as the main mission of its establishment to he…

Masidi Admits Sabah Frontliners ‘Stretched To The Limit’, But Can Still Cope

The five Sabah coronavirus fatalities reported today included a 71-year-old Malaysian woman who had breast cancer and stroke.

Health Ministry lists seven Selangor sub-districts including Petaling, Damansara, Kajang and Klang as red zones

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — A total of seven sub-districts in Selangor are listed as Covid-19 red zones, according to a list released by the Health Ministry (MOH). The seven areas, as of October 20, are the Selangor sub-districts of K…

The Edge says: Latest work-from-home order a flawed and discriminatory decision - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The decision announced yesterday that managers and supervisors of businesses in areas under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) must work from home, while other staff can work in the office but mu…

Selangor hamstrung as COVID-19 data sharing halted

COVID-19 | 'You ask us to box in the ring, but you blindfold us,' says Dzulkefly.

Drastic increase in Covid-19 cases in Selangor [NSTTV] | New Straits Times

PUTRAJAYA: Selangor has seen a drastic increase in Covid-19 cases since the end of September, after the entry and return of individuals from Sabah.

8 kakitangan Hospital Melaka positif Covid-19

Dakwaan wujud kluster 11 kakitangan Hospital Melaka dan wad 1-1 ditutup untuk dijadikan wad kuarantin kakitangan positif Covid-19 tersebar di WhatsApp semalam.

Safety first: Malaysian company unveils aesthetic mobile app to connect certified doctors to beauty seekers | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The demand for aesthetic procedures are on the rise among Malaysians who want to be more attractive. As more people endeavour to undergo cosmetic procedures, many businesses have taken advantage of the craz…

Malaysia Sime Darby said to mull health care unit spinoff in Malaysia

[KUALA LUMPUR] Sime Darby Bhd, one of Malaysia's oldest conglomerates, is weighing a separate listing for its health care unit that could raise at least 500 million ringgit (S$164 million), according