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Covid-19 Spreads In Sabah, As Community Cases Rise Outside Benteng LD Cluster

Sabah has reported red zones in Tawau (335 cases) and Lahad Datu (94 cases), as well as yellow zones in Kunak (four cases), Kudat (three cases), Kinabatangan (one case), and Tuaran (one case).

Ismail Sabri cracks whip on errant nightclubs, pubs

Senior minister hints of jail terms, suggests revoking licences, or closing the businesses because of the high number of MCO offenders.

No MOH Job? Join Pharma Companies, University Hospitals, Contract Health Professionals Told

MOH offered a one-year contract to nurses, microbiologists, biomedical officers, science officers, medical assistants, and medical laboratory technologists to help curb Covid-19.

More than skin deep: Malaysian student shares how battling atopic dermatitis affected her mental health | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Nur Aqilah Shaari has spent the last seven years fighting an uphill battle with atopic dermatitis (AD). AD, also known as atopic eczema, is a chronic and recurrent inflammatory skin disorder characterised…

Health Ministry: Malaysia records 31 new Covid-19 cases, 28 local infections | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Malaysia recorded 31 new Covid-19 cases today and registered no fatalities, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. The director-general of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement said the new case…

Entry ban needs rethink, say Penang medical tourism players https://www.ttgasia.com/2020/09/14/entry-ban-needs-rethink-say-penang-medical-tourism-players/ via @TTG Asia

Penang medical service providers are urging the Malaysian government to rethink its blanket ban on incoming travellers from a number of ‘high-risk’ countries – a move which has dealt a fresh blow to the country's once-thriving me…

Malaysian scientists developing next generation test kit for Covid 19

COVID-19 | Project listed as finalist in MIT competition, hoping to attract funders.

No quarantine for those returning from Sabah, says Ismail Sabri

Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob dismisses 'fake news' being spread on social media.

Covid-19: New cases still emerging in Sabah, health staff told to be wary

COVID-19 | Health Ministry reports 47 infections today, of which 31 are in Sabah including in a police lock-up.

EMCO extended for Melur in Amanjaya

KUALA LUMPUR: The administrative Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) enforced on the Melur zone in Amanjaya, Kedah, will be extended until Sept 27.

Kota Setar Covid-19 test results in seven days, says deputy health minister | Malay Mail

SUNGAI BESAR, Sept 12 — Results of the Covid-19 test on 366,787 residents in Kota Setar, Kedah which is under the administrative enhanced movement control order (EMCO), are expected to take seven days to be out. As such, Deputy H…

One new Covid-19 cluster in Sabah

The new case involves a detainee at the temporary detention centre in Tawau.

Think carefully about quarantine on Sabah returnees, says Bersih

The electoral watchdog group says the prospect of a quarantine might deter Sabahans in the Peninsula from going home to vote.

Mental illness is a treatable disease

HASSAN (not his real name) had a mental breakdown at the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases fall sharply after yesterday’s surge | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — The Health Ministry recorded just 58 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, after a sudden increase yesterday triggered renewed concerns about the coronavirus in Malaysia. However, local transmission con…

Covid-19 R0 climbs even as Health D-G warns of need to suppress infection rate | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The rate of new Covid-19 cases has accelerated with today’s numbers, just a day after Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah warned that a fresh wave could emerge unless this was brought d…

Health minister: 63,000 patients nationwide benefit from medical relief fund | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KLUANG, Sept 11 — Some 63,000 patients across the country have received aid from the Tabung Bantuan Perubatan (TBP) or Medical Relief Fund, established in 2005. Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the fund to assist ne…

Health Minister: Govt looking at fully reopening M'sia-S'pore in January

Covid-19 regains momentum as Malaysia adds another 182 new cases | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Malaysia has recorded 182 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This is the second time new daily cases have come close to 200 this…

Malaysia preparing comeback for medical tourism, says report

Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council suggests entry for patients from six 'green zone' countries, subject to approvals.

World Suicide Prevention Day 2020: Working together to prevent suicide — Befrienders KL | Malay Mail

SEPTEMBER 10 — Step closer to connect someone to life and the help they want... the help they need. In depths of despair, when the thought to end one’s life comes, we should be there. The “we” here is no more just mental health p…

With RMCO extended to Dec 31, here’s a (gentle) reminder of what you can and cannot do | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — While life for most Malaysians seems to have settled back into normal — new or otherwise — there are still some things we cannot do. When Malaysia entered her first-ever movement control order (MCO) on Mar…

Reducing adolescent prenancies, upholding their rights to sexual and reproductive health — FRHAM | Malay Mail

SEPTEMBER 10 — We, leaders and representatives of civil society organizations, professional societies, scientific associations, faith-based organizations, governmental agencies and departments, private for-profit entities, non-go…

With Just 200 Psychiatrists, MOH Wants More Contract Psychologists Amid Pandemic Stress

Malaysia should ideally have 3,000 psychiatrists evenly distributed across the country.