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14,244 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.

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Health D-G says MOH actions lower R0 below 1.0 | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 — Actions implemented by the Ministry of Health (MOH) for more than two weeks in balancing the health and economic sectors has succeeded in showing positive results, with a decline in R-nought or R0 for Covid-19…

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Woman released from quarantine, only to be tested positive 4 days later

COVID-19 | MOH probe found that she failed to notify authorities about symptoms which developed on 11th day.

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Covid-19 (Oct 31): 659 new cases, no deaths, record number of recoveries

UPDATED 6.50PM | Total number of active cases significantly lower than yesterday, 1,000 patients discharged.

freemalaysiatoday.com

Health DG calls for power to stop elections

Noor Hisham says the law on the control of infectious diseases should be amended.

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Sabah Relying on Antigen Rapid Tests Amid Outbreak

The turnaround time for RT-PCR tests in Sabah used to be four to five days.

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Dr Noor Hisham: Covid-19 patients’ bed occupancy rate nationwide at 40pc | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 — About 40 per cent of the 16,060 beds for treating Covid-19 patients at hospitals and Quarantine and Low Risk Treatment Centres (PKRC) nationwide are being used as of 10pm yesterday. Health director-general Tan…

nst.com.my

Cosmetic Surgery BEST Left to Doctors

To ensure public safety and to uphold professional standards, a set of guidelines on aesthetic medical practice was developed and implemented in June 2013. With the implementation of these guidelines, only medical practitioners w…

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Recovered Covid-19 patients have only 20 pct antibody after 3 months: MOH study

MOH urges more recovered patients to join the study to understand long-term impact of Covid-19.

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Comment from the frontlines in Sabah

A Tawau Hospital physician shares his personal observations on the battle against Covid-19.

malaysiakini.com

Covid-19 (Oct 30): 799 new cases, 3 deaths and active cases reach new high

UPDATED 6.45PM | COVID-19 | There are 10,392 active cases as of noon today.

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Singapore, Malaysia halt using SK Bioscience's flu vaccine

Apparently affected by fatalities related to influenza vaccination in Korea, the Singaporean and Malaysian health authorities recently recommended local medical institutions to halt inoculation usi...

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Covid-19 cases to increase by 50% in 2 weeks, say researchers

The academics say they accurately predicted 2 weeks ago that the number of active cases would pass 10,000 on Oct 27 or 28, and were proven right.

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Medical experts say giving complete data will help in fight against Covid-19

The health ministry’s decision to withhold raw data can affect the public's trust towards the government and hamper efforts to provide assistance.

malaysiakini.com

Covid-19 (Oct 29): 649 new cases, no deaths for first time since Oct 7

UPDATED 7.55PM | COVID-19 | active cases dip for first time in nearly a month, number of ICU admissions increased.

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Deputy Health D-G: 8,506 beds to treat Covid-19 in Sabah with 43pc usage rate | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — There are currently 8,506 hospital beds in Sabah to treat Covid-19 patients, with a 43 per cent usage rate, Deputy Health Director-General Datuk Dr Rohaizat Yon said today. In a Facebook posting shared by t…

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On a mission to get women in Sarawak access to breast cancer screening

For the women in rural Sarawak, screening for breast cancer isn't practical: it costs just too much to get to a big specialist hospital. It also takes too long, which means losing income. Two Sarawakian women are determined to ca…

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Health Ministry: Malaysia temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after South Korea deaths | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Health Ministry has announced today it has temporarily halted the use of two influenza vaccines — SKYCellflu Quadrivalent and Vaxigrip Tetra — as a precautionary measure after at least four dozen people…

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Health DG admits backlog in transporting Covid-19 patients for treatment in Sabah

Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also says frontliners and health ministry staff are going through mental and physical lethargy after combating Covid-19 for the past 10 months.

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Malaysia’s active Covid-19 cases breach 10,000-mark; 801 new cases, eight deaths today | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Health Ministry today reported 801 new Covid-19 cases today and eight deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases has crossed the 10,000-mark. Today’s deaths raise the tally to 246 since the…

nst.com.my

Budget 2021: Experts want focus on Covid-19 vaccination programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Health experts are rooting for more allocations under the 2021 Budget to secure access to Covid-19 vaccines and decisively defeat the pandemic.

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Healthcare frontliners near burnout

PETALING JAYA: Frontliners at hospitals in Tawau and Semporna, which have seen one of the highest Covid-19 cases in Sabah, are on the verge of burning...