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After reported lack of Covid-19 tests, Sabah registers 10 new cases today | Malay Mail

KOTA KINABALU, March 27 — Sabah recorded an increase of 10 Covid-19 positive cases today, after just two new cases the day before, said Sabah health-director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi. In a statement today, she said the new cases…

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Covid-19: Kepong, Klang now red zones, Lembah Pantai and Hulu Langat top two districts nationwide | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — Kepong and Klang are now officially red zones or Covid-19 hotspots with more than 40 cases each, and Lembah Pantai continues to record the highest number of Covid-19 patients while Hulu Langat has overtak…

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Covid-19 infections would increase exponentially without MCO, says Health D-G | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The Health Ministry had predicted a third wave of Covid-19 infections, or what it termed a “tsunami”, if Putrajaya had not implemented the movement control order (MCO) from March 18 to April 14. Its direc…

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Covid-19: Death toll rises to 26, 130 new cases reported today | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced 130 new positive Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases to 2,161. He said three new deaths have been reported including th…

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Health D-G welcomes allowance for medical workers | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah welcomed the Covid-19 stimulus package — particularly the segment where the Health Ministry’s medical staff will be receiving extra allowances. In his daily Covid-19 press co…

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Store owners must enforce social distancing, says medical association

MMA president Dr N Ganabaskaran says the authorities may not be able to assign enforcement personnel to every store.

malaysiakini.com

Tsunami of Covid-19 cases expected in third wave: Health DG

UPDATED 7.59PM | CORONAVIRUS | This will comprise imported cases brought by Malaysians who went overseas during the school holidays.

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MCO Imposed After 8,000 Civil Servants Planned Overseas Visits, Including To Covid-19 Hotspots: DG

Health DG says an estimated 32,000 Malaysians who travelled abroad, including the families of 8,000 civil servants from an unidentified ministry, can't be quarantined.

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Malaysia picked by WHO to conduct research on Covid-19 drug, says Health D-G | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has chosen Malaysia as one of the countries that will conduct joint research on the Remdesivir drug that is used to treat the Covid-19 infection. Health director-genera…

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Health D-G says mulling Covid-19 test kit purchase from S. Korea | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Malaysia is considering buying up to 1 million coronavirus test kits from South Korea as it steps up efforts to screen more people for the virus, the government said on Friday. The number of infections in…

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MOH mandated Covid-19 testing at private facilities to be covered by insurance, takaful

CORONAVIRUS | PM Muhyiddin Yassin also announces RM1 billion allocation to the Health Ministry.

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Fearing no replacement cleaners, hospital cleaners exposed to Covid-19 denied testing

PETALING JAYA: A hospital with confirmed Covid-19 infections among its healthcare staff has been accused of refusing Covid-19 tests for cleaners worki...

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Mercy Malaysia, Health Ministry start free mental health hotline to ease Covid-19 lockdown emotional trauma | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — As the country continues to be on a pause for the next 18 days, volunteer relief organisation, Mercy Malaysia, has set up a free and dedicated...

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Wearing gloves gives false sense of safety, says MMA

MMA president Dr N Ganabaskaran says wearing gloves makes people abandon proper hand washing and sanitising.

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Covid-19 death rate in Malaysia at only 1.1 pct https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/03/27/covid-19-death-rate-in-malaysia-at-only-1-1-pct/ via @@theborneopost

PUTRAJAYA: The current death rate of COVID-19 in Malaysia is only 1.1 per cent compared to 4.5 per cent recorded in the world. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said more than 98 per cent of COVID-19 positive…

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Govt to distribute face masks to over 8.6 million households: Ismail Sabri

PUTRAJAYA: The government will soon be distributing face masks to 8.63 million households nationwide, Senior Minister (Defence) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabr...

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Sarawak rolls out personal tracking device to curb Covid-19 spread | Malay Mail

KUCHING, March 26 — Those entering Sarawak will be ordered to wear QR-coded wristbands following the roll-out of a digital surveillance solution by the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the stat…

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Khairy: Malaysia to launch smartphone app to track Covid-19 patients

CORONAVIRUS | This follows the successful launch of Trace Together in Singapore.

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Over 1,000 retired healthcare workers start duty at frontlines of Covid-19

CORONAVIRUS | Among those who have volunteered to serve are specialists, says Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

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M'sia looking into new medicine, method to treat Covid-19

CORONAVIRUS | This includes the usage of blood plasma from a cured patient to treat new patients, says Health DG.