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Chinese medical professionals to arrive in Malaysia to share expertise on tackling Covid-19

Covid-19 peak may already have passed, says health DG

He says there has been a steady decline in positive cases over the past week, with a stable trend and no exponential spikes.

National Blood Centre makes public appeal for blood donations

CORONAVIRUS | The centre cites research which says there is no transmission of Covid-19 through donating or receiving blood.

Covid-19 recoveries beat new cases for second straight day | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Malaysia reported 121 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) recoveries today, surpassing new cases for a second straight day. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah disclosed that there were 109 ne…

Health D-G says still searching for fast, reliable Covid-19 test kits | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The Health Ministry has yet to find a foolproof method to rapidly test for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as existing ones have not been sufficiently reliable, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor His…

Health D-G: Malaysia’s Covid-19 death rate among lowest in world | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Malaysia has a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) mortality rate of just 1.58 per cent, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. While he reported another two more Covid-19 deaths to b…

Health Ministry reviewing Covid-19 data modelling to see if MCO should be extended | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The Health Ministry will review its data models today to see if Malaysia could still experience the exponential coronavirus disease (Covid-19) growth previously predicted. Health director-general Datuk Dr…

Non-Covid-19 patients diverted to university, private hospitals

Covid-19: 109 new infections, 2 deaths, 121 recoveries

CORONAVIRUS | This brings the number of total recoveries to 1,608 or 38 percent of total cases.

Medical group calls for MCO to be extended beyond phase two | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — A group of medical professionals led by the Academy of Medicine Malaysia (AMM) today urged the government to extend the movement control order (MCO) beyond phase two which ends on April 14. The group warne…

Health DG: The war is far from over

HEINEKEN Malaysia provides 80,000 meals to 3,120 B40 community members

HEINEKEN Malaysia Berhad (HEINEKEN Malaysia) has been supporting its local communities and is committed to donating basic food items to 3,120 B40 comm...

Selangor to do mass testing in several areas to assist Health Ministry in containing Covid-19 | Malay Mail

SHAH ALAM, April 8 — The Selangor government will undertake Covid-19 ‘mass tests’ in several areas beginning from Friday to assist the Health Ministry in containing infections. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the effo…

Recruitment of additional healthcare workers crucial

THE Malaysian Health Coalition (MHC) applauds the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) decision to recruit 3,000 additional contract nurses and medical officers...

Socso confirms Covid-19 is an occupational disease eligible for workers’ compensation | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — In response to a plea from 51 labour groups, the Social Security Organisation (Sosco) has clarified that the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is recognised as an occupational disease. Socso said the contract…

Health DG: We have not won, we have not lost Covid-19 war

Covid-19 cases cross 4,000 mark, two new deaths

UPDATED 6.57PM | CORONAVIRUS | Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah says the country's death toll is now at 65.

Selangor’s top Covid-19 hotspot ‘mukim’: Damansara, Kajang, Klang, Hulu Langat, Bukit Raja, PJ | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Selangor is now the first state in the country to cross the 1,000-case threshold for Covid-19, but what are the “mukim”, or parish, in each district in Selangor that have recorded the highest number of cas…

Covid-19: Recoveries top new cases, two new deaths | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today said 15 Covid-19 patients previously in intensive care units (ICU) have been transferred to regular wards. He said there have also been 166 recov…

Malaysia’s largest laboratory network launches nation-wide COVID-19 collection programme https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2020/04/08/malaysias-largest-laboratory-network-launches-nation-wide-covid-19-collection-programme/ via @Business Today

Malaysia’s leading private laboratory network, the consortium of three associated laboratories namely Gribbles Pathology (Malaysia), Quantum Diagnostics and Clinipath Malaysia (collectively the “Consortium”), has announced the la…

Govt to distribute face masks to every household

Appreciation for all healthcare workers in Malaysia https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/04/582155/appreciation-all-healthcare-workers-malaysia via @NST_Online

KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with World Health Day 2020, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Office expressed their heartfelt gratitude to all healthcare workers.

Private doctor tells Noor Hisham and team to leave their 'ivory towers', says MoH failed frontliners

Dr Noor Hisham: 30 healthcare workers caught Covid-19 from patients | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Medical workers are being directly infected by coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. Dr Noor Hisham said that of the 150 healthcare work…