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Private practitioners welcome govt roping in GPs to monitor Covid-19

Cabinet agrees to amend Emergency Ordinance to let private GPs issue home quarantine orders, says health minister.

Mestron: We don't have MOH clearance to buy or distribute Covid-19 vaccines

Its previous statement says the clearance was to initiate talks on a vaccine deal.

DG: Test Islamic, alternative 'treatments' for Covid-19 to prove effectiveness

COVID-19 | These methods must be scientifically researched first to show evidence they work, says DG.

Agong expresses appreciation to Msians in combatting Covid-19, urges resilience

KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today expressed hope that the people will continue to practise self-control and adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOP) set…

Medical experts: Malaysia needs to mobilise one million non-medical volunteers to assist frontliners in battling Covid-19 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The country's efficiency in managing the Covid-19 pandemic ccontinues to be recognised globally and this time through the ranking of the Covid Performance Index by Lowy Institute, a think tank based in Sydn…

MMA cries foul over Selangor’s threat to penalise private healthcare facilities for late Covid-19 reporting | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said it would be unfair for the Selangor state government to fine private clinics or hospitals for alleged delays in reporting Covid-19 cases. MMA president Prof Datu…

Universiti Malaysia Medical Centre in online donation drive to fund PPE | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The government-funded Universiti Malaya Medical Centre has joined an online donation platform hosted by Lazada to raise funds to purchase personal protective equipment. The hospital formerly known as Univer…

Central Sarawak hospitals now overcrowded with Covid-19 patients

Authorities move to convert hostels, colleges into quarantine-treatment facilities for low-risk patients

MCO can be lifted, but tighten SOP, bar inter-state travel, say medical experts | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — “MCO, but not like MCO” — That is the perception of the general public on the movement control order (MCO) which is being implemented throughout the country, except in Sarawak. The issue arose with the impl…

What’s our Covid-19 vaccination game plan, ask MPs

Gopeng MP Dr Lee Boon Chye says securing the supply of vaccines is the easy part, and the real issues lie in logistics and getting people to get vaccinated.

No need to be quarantined after first dose of vaccine

While the Covid-19 vaccine comes in two rounds of doses, there is no need for those who received the first shot to be quarantined while waiting for the second jab, says the Health Ministry.

Stop the threats, we are under pressure too, private hospitals tell MB

This comes after the Selangor menteri besar said the state would begin issuing fines for late reporting of Covid-19 cases.

Covid-19: Record high 5,728 cases, Selangor tops list with 3,285 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The Health Ministry reported a record high of 5,728 new cases of Covid-19 — three more than yesterday’s new high and 13 deaths in the past 24 hours. Selangor once again recorded the highest daily case at 3,…

Health Ministry denies granting approval to private party to buy, distribute vaccine | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MoH) has denied granting approval or issuing letters of permission to private parties to purchase and distribute Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia.

Health minister says private GPs can soon issue quarantine orders for suspected Covid-19 cases under revised Emergency Ordinance | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 ― Putrajaya is working to revise the Emergency Ordinance to empower general practitioners (GPs) in the private sector to issue home quarantine orders on people suspected of contracting Covid-19, Health Minist…

Kuala Terengganu general hospital confirms 48 staff tested positive for Covid-19, Emergency & Trauma Dept closed temporarily | Malay Mail

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 30 ― The Terengganu Health Department has confirmed that a total of 48 health workers at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital (HSNZ) here have tested positive for Covid-19. State Health director Dr Nor Azimi Yu…

Covid-19 : Not reporting positive cases directly resulted in surge in cases in Selangor — MB - The Edge Markets

SHAH ALAM (Jan 30): The surge in Covid-19 cases in Selangor announced by the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday, was due to the backlog of cases from the screening at factories, prisons, clinics and private hospitals, that were n…

Klinik, hospital swasta akan dikompaun jika lewat serah laporan kes positif Covid-19, kata MB Selangor

Amirudin berkata, tindakan pihak swasta lewat menyerahkan laporan kes positif antara faktor peningkatan mendadak kes Covid-19 di Selangor semalam.

Private hospitals should have been roped in from the start, says ex-health DG

Dr Ismail Merican says the government should have integrated the 'entire health sector' in the management of the pandemic.

Rope in more GPs for vaccinations, says MMA

The medical association says private doctors have been vaccinating the public since before independence.

Doctors call for reinforcements as cases fail to subside

More than two weeks into the latest round of restrictions and new daily cases have remained in the thousands.

Doctor considers inactivated virus in vaccine safe

KUALA LUMPUR: The use of an inactivated virus in a Covid-19 vaccine is being considered to be safer and more reliable in the battle against the worst ...

Ministry makes dry run of vaccine shipment to remote Sarawak town

The dry run, from Belgium to Belaga Health Clinic, also served as a training exercise.