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Ageing Population: Catalyst For Health Care-Social Care Nexus -- Jason Loh

One idea which we could explore is a pilot scheme where care homes could be located next to hospital(s).

Dr Noor Hisham: One new Covid-19 cluster detected in Sabah | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today confirmed one new Covid-19 cluster, while two clusters have registered no new cases and will no longer be under observation. The new cluster, wh…

Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia records 862 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths reported in Sabah | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Health Ministry today reported 862 new Covid-19 cases, as well as three more deaths recorded in Sabah in the past 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said out of the 862 ne…

Bride-to-be dies after botched liposuction at Malaysian beauty salon

Ms Coco Siew had been preparing for her wedding and wanted to look her best. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Health DG: Social activities unrelated to economy should be halted during CMCO | New Straits Times

PUTRAJAYA: Any social activities unrelated to the economy should not be allowed to run in areas under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) for more effective results.

Dexamethasone more effective in treating Covid-19, says Health DG

Back to the Covid-19 front line | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Last month’s rising trend in daily new Covid-19 cases signalled the start of Malaysia’s third wave of infections with Sabah showing signs of turning into a Covid-19 hotbed. Yesterday, Malaysia recorded a wh…

Health Ministry mobilises HKL forensic team to Sabah | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Four officers from the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, Kuala Lumpur Hospital (KLH) have been mobilised to the Tawau Hospital in Sabah today to carry out forensic medicine duties and managing Covid-…

Approve emergency funding for pandemic-hit Sabah, govt told

The Malaysian Medical Association says this will help buy more medical equipment and pay allowances for volunteers.

Malaysia on a trajectory for higher Covid-19 cases - Health DG

COVID-19 | Efforts must be redoubled and MCO tightened in order to break the chain of infection, says Noor Hisham.

Malaysia again reaches peak of seven new Covid-19 deaths, with another record high of 871 new cases, says Dr Noor Hisham | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Malaysia recorded seven new deaths from Covid-19 today, a peak previously reached on March 29. The country also reached another record daily high of new cases at 871, beating the previous highest record of…

Sabah receives first mobile negative pressure room from public donors

KOTA KINABALU: In a situation where the Covid-19 pandemic remains uncertain and cases rising, generous Sabahans came together to help fund the state's first mobile negative pressure room.

Sabah ICUs at 72 percent capacity, says Health DG

UPDATED 8.32PM | COVID-19 | Sabah Health Department signs outsourcing agreements with six private hospitals.

A pandemic distress index will enable us to better channel medical resources

UNITED Nations Secretary-General António Guterres was right when he recently said: “Even when the Covid-19 pandemic was brought under control, depression would continue to affect people and communities.”

Peninsular Malaysia prison SOPs need a relook after spike in cases today, says Dr Noor Hisham | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 ― There is a need to relook Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Peninsula prisons, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham said today. “As 25 per cent of today’s positive cases came from t…

Sabah sees a reduction in cases, says Health D-G | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 ― Sabah recorded a lower number of Covid-19 cases today, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. Compared to yesterday’s 489, the state recorded 451 cases today. This, Dr Noor Hish…

Dr Noor Hisham: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia soar to 869, four lives lost today | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Malaysia recorded another new daily high today with 869 new Covid-19 cases, beating the previous record of 691 cases on October 6. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all of the cas…

MoH ramps up capacity to treat Covid-19 cases in Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MoH) has ramped up its capacity to treat Covid-19 cases in Sabah to control the spread of the disease in the state.

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…