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New Covid-19 cluster found in Cheras apartment block

Six residents have been found positive for Covid-19, and the cases are related to the tahfiz school clusters reported previously.

Covid-19’s coronavirus still infectious among those without symptoms, Dr Noor Hisham clarifies | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Patients who do not initially display symptoms of Covid-19 can still pass on its novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to others, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. He added that asymp…

Health D-G calls on embassies, employers, NGOs to work together to improve housing for foreign workers amid Covid-19 fight

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today laid out several steps to address and contain the Covid-19 outbreak among foreign workers in Malaysia. Calling for collaboration involving employers, NGOs as well as fore…

Health D-G calls on embassies, employers, NGOs to work together to improve housing for foreign workers amid Covid-19 fight

Significant rise in COVID-19 cases among foreigners, says Malaysia Health DG https://borneobulletin.com.bn/2020/06/significant-rise-in-covid-19-cases-among-foreigners-says-malaysia-health-dg/ via @Borneo Bulletin Online

PUTRAJAYA (BERNAMA) – The actual daily case graph of all COVID-19 cases in Malaysia has shown a significant increase in positive cases involving non-Malaysians since April 28, said Malaysian Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor…

Taska Guidelines Will ‘Prioritise’, Not ‘Isolate’ Frontliners’ Children: Health DG

MOH also seeks to increase child care centres at its hospitals.

Malaysia records 38 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths today | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Malaysia recorded 38 new Covid-19 infection cases today, 26 of which are considered imported cases affecting people who were infected abroad, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH). In his daily media br…

Drink driving laws will work only if there's enforcement, says MMA

It also warns that the danger of drivers on drugs while at the wheel of public or commercial vehicles is often neglected.

Health DG: 17 out of 86 Covid-19 fatalities were smokers

Asymptomatic Covid-19 patients don't have the potential to infect others, says Health DG

Saravanan says govt to subsidise Covid-19 screening of workers; foreigners in construction and security sector given priority | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — Employers may now claim a subsidy of RM150 per Covid-19 screening undertaken by their workers under the Social Security Organisation’s (Socso) Program Saringan Prihatin (PSP) beginning June 1, the Human Res…

Dr Noor Hisham: 57 new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia today, 43 of them involving foreign workers | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — Malaysia has recorded 57 new Covid-19 cases today, of which only four were local transmissions between Malaysians, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. Out of the 57 cases reported, 1…

Gov't invites proposals, suggestions for Covid-19 bill

All stakeholders including CSOs, NGOs as well as individuals are invited to submit their ideas.

Since conditional MCO, only 22 pct of new Covid-19 cases involve M'sians: Health DG

CORONAVIRUS | Malaysians seem to be complying with SOPs, says Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia in final recovery phase

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is in the final phase of recovery following the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) since March 18 which has successfully reduced the number of new Covis-19 cases.

Government looking at reopening more sectors when CMCO ends on June 9

PUTRAJAYA: With the compliance rate to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) enforced under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) at 90 per cent among Malaysians, the government is now looking at reopening the educatio…

Putrajaya reinstates limited interstate travel as festive season ends

UPDATED 4.23PM | Effective June 1, interstate travel for work, medical and emergency reasons will once again be allowed.

Health Ministry: Nearly one in five Malaysians has diabetes

10 things doctors should know about COVID-19

After screening detects new cluster, Health DG urges employers to screen staff

CORONAVIRUS | This comes after a new cluster comprising 24 cases was detected after a cleaning company brought all 150 workers for screening.

Fomca: No private hospital is above the law | New Straits Times

NO one can profiteer by raising the prices of face masks, period. This is something that the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) and the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry agree on.

With 78pc of Covid-19 cases now from foreign workers, Dr Noor Hisham calls for more attention on their poor living conditions | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — As local Covid-19 transmission dies down, most of the cases now are from foreign workers living in close quarters with each other. Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said from May 4 till…

Malaysia’s Covid-19 numbers go back up to 103 cases today, mostly foreigners from new cluster | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — After two days of record lows, the number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia have spiked again, with 103 new cases reported today. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the new case…

HSA warns about 2 'health' products (including one purchased from Malaysia) that contain steroids, dangerous dose of erectile dysfunction drug

Health News -SINGAPORE - The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned the public to avoid buying or consuming two products as they contain potent medicinal ingredients that should not be used