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Covid-19: 150 KL wholesale market workers to be screened after two test positive

Covid-19 cases climb to 3,662, death toll at 61

CORONAVIRUS | Health DG announces four new deaths and 179 new cases, where 46 are linked to Sri Petaling gathering.

Sabah records 10 new Covid-19 cases

KOTA KINABALU: The number of Covid-19 cases in Sabah hit 225, with 10 new infections reported yesterday.

Sabah records 2nd Covid-19 death

Patient had travelled to Peninsular Malaysia before being hospitalised in Keningau.

Health D-G: Sri Petaling mosque tabligh cluster now up to 40,000 likely infected by Covid-19 | Malay Mail

Health D-G: MCO extension will be decided on April 10 | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 4 — The Health Ministry (MOH) today said that it would decide if the movement control order (MCO) needs a second extension, on April 10. MOH director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that is the latest…

Health D-G: New test kits from Korea with 80pc accuracy assurance arrives next week | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 4 — New Covid-19 testing test kits which promise an 80 per cent accuracy rate are due to arrive on Malaysian shores next week, the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said to…

Health D-G: All SARI cases to be treated as Covid-19 positive until proven not, to protect healthcare workers | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 4 — All those who have been diagnosed with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) at clinics and hospitals will be treated as Covid-19 positive cases until tests prove otherwise, Ministry of Health’s (MOH) dir…

Cops using 'special system' to monitor those under home quarantine

IGP Abdul Hamid Bador says they are in touch with these people via video calls.

Covid-19: Maeps transformed into massive makeshift hospital | New Straits Time

SERDANG: Three days is all the government needed to transform the exhibition halls of the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (Maeps) into a gigantic temporary makeshift hospital for Covid-19 patients.

East Msians returning from abroad must undergo quarantine in peninsula | New Straits Time

KUALA LUMPUR: Sabahans and Sarawakians returning from overseas to their home states via the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) must first undergo quarantine in the peninsula.

40,000 could be quarantined at one time once all 409 centres across Malaysia is ready, says Ismail Sabri | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Once Malaysia opens all 409 quarantine centres across the country, over 40,000 people can be quarantined at the same time, said Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said Malaysia currently ha…

Unhappy with RM1.50 ceiling price for face masks? Lodge an appeal with MOF, minister advises local businesses | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Any local business encountering problems with the government ceiling price for face masks could try lodging an appeal with the Finance Ministry as it handles subsidy matters, said Senior Minister Datuk Ser…

Covid-19: Pahang gets first red zone with Jerantut; Hulu Selangor, Kuala Langat, Besut now orange zones | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Jerantut is now the first district in Pahang to be categorised as a red zone or a Covid-19 hotspot in the most severe category, while three districts in Selangor and Terengganu have been classified as oran…

Covid-19: 26pct of patients cured, 150 new cases, 4 deaths

UPDATED 5.43PM | CORONAVIRUS | Of the new cases, 80 are linked to the Sri Petaling mosque gathering in late February.

Health Ministry provides cops with data on chain of Covid-19 infection involving 40,000 individuals | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 ― The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has received the data on the chain of the Covid-19 infection, which involves about 40,000 individuals, including those linked with the cluster on the tabligh assembly, from…

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Boutique property developer Trinity Group Sdn Bhd recently donated essential medical supplies to hospitals in the Klang Valley...

RMAF transports medical, health equipment to Sarawak and Sabah | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) today flew in medical and health equipment to Sarawak and Sabah for the use of the states’ frontliners in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. RMAF, in a statement, said…

Suhakam fears Covid-19 threat to those arrested under MCO

The human rights body says detainees face increased health risks in lock-ups and prisons.

Sabah receives 5,000 Covid-19 reagent test kits

The test kits, costing RM900,000, were sourced from Singapore and sent to Sabah using a RMAF aircraft.

Covid-19: 446 quarantine centres to accommodate over 19,000 individuals ready | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 3 — There are 446 quarantine centres nationwide with the capacity to place up to over 19,000 patients presently, in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah…

MOH introduces online appointments to encourage social distancing | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The Director-General of Health Malaysia Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah stated in a Facebook post that the Health Ministry (MOH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four online health service…

Some of missing 3,000 tabligh participants are overseas

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says they will be screened and placed under 14 days' quarantine once they return home.

Covid-19 cases in Selangor showing signs of slowing down, says Dr Dzulkefly