Epidemiologist Opposes Mass Testing, Says Malaysia Headed Right Path
Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy uses deaths per million population and the mortality rate to gauge Malaysia’s success in tackling Covid-19.
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Malaysia already has a contact tracing app and it’s downloadable now | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — In the battle to contain the spread of Covid-19, contact tracing is an important tool which helps health authorities such as the Ministry of Health to identify every person that an infectee may have made…
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They are praising us as a nation, says Health DG
CORONAVIRUS | What's important is that we, at the Health Ministry, work as a team (with everyone else), says Noor Hisham.
Health D-G: No Covid-19 cluster among foreign workers so far | Malay Mail
PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — Health authorities have not detected Covid-19 clusters involving migrant workers, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. The Health director-general said district health offices (PKD) were still actively…
Health D-G: S.Korean test kit shows 84.4pc sensitivity, 100pc specificity | Malay Mail
PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the South Korean Covid-19 test kits the Ministry of Health (MOH) evaluated showed 84.4 per cent sensitivity and 100 per cent specificity to the coronavirus. In a press conf…
315 Covid-19 patients aged below 14, says Health D-G | Malay Mail
PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — About six per cent or 315 of the 4,683 Covid-19 patients in Malaysia are aged below 14, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said a total of 83 patients were children aged below fou…
Covid-19: Focus now on monitoring tahfiz students, says Health D-G | Malay Mail
PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will focus more on monitoring and screening tahfiz students nationwide as Covid-19 cases are increasing among them, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He…
Health D-G: PPE usage amounts to 59 million units monthly | Malay Mail
PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — The number of personal protective equipment (PPE) used by healthcare workers under the Health Ministry (MOH) amounts to 59 million units monthly, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. H…
Movement control order: What’s the end game? ― Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan | Malay Mail
APRIL 16 ― Having been a government doctor for 1/3rd of my working life and the balance 2/3rd in the corporate financial sector to a leadership position, I am probably among the rare few who has the understanding of the impact of…
MMA Wants Permanent Solutions On Positions In Public Health Care
The Malaysian Medical Association calls for a 10-year contract extension for contract doctors.
Covid-19: 110 new cases, death toll now at 84
Health D-G: Covid-19 cases rise over 100 again but still below new recoveries | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Confirmed Covid-19 infections rose again today with 110 new cases reported, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced. Yesterday, new cases fell to a low of 85, reaching levels not s…
Govt to start using South Korean-made rapid test kits
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says these antigen test kits will be suitable for quick mass screening.
Health officer contracts to be extended
India agrees to sell hydroxychloroquine to Malaysia to help fight Covid-19
8,616 tahfiz students sought for Covid-19 screening [NSTTV] | New Straits Time
PUTRAJAYA: After the cluster involving a tabligh gathering at the Seri Petaling Mosque, the next focus by the Health Ministry under its targeted Covid-19 testing activities is to conduct screening on 8,616 tahfiz students from di…
Health D-G fears hard-won Covid-19 progress could be undone by MCO violators | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Health authorities were beginning to gain ground against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) but the progress could be negated by those refusing to abide by the movement control order, said Datuk Dr Noor H…
China’s TV network names Malaysia’s Health DG among ‘doctors at the top’ during Covid-19 pandemic | Malay Mail
PETALING JAYA, April 15 — Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been named among the “top doctors” in the world, thanks to his straightforward approach in handling the outbreak in the country. China Global TV…
Social distancing, avoiding ‘three Cs’ more important than face mask, says Health D-G | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today that the practice of social distancing is more important than wearing a face mask as a measure to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
One death and 85 new Covid-19 cases - lowest in a month
UPDATED 7.15PM | CORONAVIRUS | Health Ministry DG says this brings the total Covid-19 cases to 5,072.
Ministry lists PPE guidelines
Stop spraying disinfectant on people, says Dr Jemilah https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/04/584528/stop-spraying-disinfectant-people-says-dr-jemilah via @NST_Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Special advisor to the prime minister (public health) Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood is calling on all universities and companies who have been spraying people with disinfectant products to stop doing so immediately.