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Sabah receives 5,000 Covid-19 reagent test kits

The test kits, costing RM900,000, were sourced from Singapore and sent to Sabah using a RMAF aircraft.

Covid-19: 446 quarantine centres to accommodate over 19,000 individuals ready | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 3 — There are 446 quarantine centres nationwide with the capacity to place up to over 19,000 patients presently, in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah…

MOH introduces online appointments to encourage social distancing | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The Director-General of Health Malaysia Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah stated in a Facebook post that the Health Ministry (MOH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four online health service…

Some of missing 3,000 tabligh participants are overseas

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says they will be screened and placed under 14 days' quarantine once they return home.

Covid-19 cases in Selangor showing signs of slowing down, says Dr Dzulkefly

Malaysia keeps policy on face masks, as Singapore now encourages use | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today reiterated that only those with Covid-19 symptoms and frontliners are advised to wear face masks, despite Singapore now encourages the practice f…

Covid-19: 138 MOH healthcare workers tested positive, none linked to handling of patients | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 3 — A total of 138 Ministry of Health (MOH) healthcare workers have been tested positive for Covid-19 as at noon yesterday, according to Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. However, he stressed…

Get used to no mass gatherings in next six months, Health D-G tells Malaysians | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — Malaysians should get used to the absence of mass gatherings in the next six months as the country continue to recoil from the Covid-19 pandemic, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said…

Health Minister Exempts 10KM Rule For Health Care

Dr Adham Baba says he has spoken with the IGP.

Covid-19: To mask or not to mask? — Dr Amar-Singh HSS | Malay Mail

APRIL 3 — As we enter the second phase of our movement control order (MCO) and start to plan for the future, there are many issues that need to be thought through and one of them is whether we should wear masks more often. The we…

Cancer Patients Rebuffed At Roadblocks With 10KM Rule: NGO

These incidents reportedly happened in KL-Selangor, Melaka, and the East Coast.

MOH issues SOP for public sanitisation work - The Edge Markets

PUTRAJAYA (April 2): The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the implementation of more effective public sanitisation work to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country.Senior Minister (Se…

Covid-19: Five deaths, 208 new cases recorded in Malaysia – Health DG https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/04/02/covid-19-five-deaths-208-new-cases-recorded-in-malaysia-health-dg/ via @@theborneopost

PUTRAJAYA: Another 208 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the country as at noon today, bringing cumulative cases to 3,116, while five more deaths were reported. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the dea…

Health Ministry: Putrajaya to decide whether MCO needs further extending on April 10 | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 2 ― The government will decide on April 10 whether or not conditions in Malaysia are safe enough to end the extended movement control order (MCO) on April 14, or have it continued further. Health director-general…

Health Ministry braces for possible peak in Covid-19 cases in mid-April

Health DG: We have solved the issue of PPE shortage - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has managed to solve the issue of shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare workers who are in contact with Covid-19 patients, according to its director-…

Covid-19: Flattening the curve doesn’t mean zero cases, says health D-G | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 2 ― Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today pointed out that a flattened infection curve does not mean there would be zero Covid-19 cases in the country. What the flattened infection curve wou…

Health D-G: Remdesivir to be used in treatment of Covid-19 | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 2 — A new antiviral drug, Remdesivir, will be introduced to treat Covid-19 patients in the country, said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the Ministry of Health (MOH) has received se…

Health D-G: 80pc of Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases asymptomatic or have mild signs of infection | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 2 ― Around 80 per cent of Malaysia’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients either have no or mild symptoms of infection, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah disclosed today. The Health director-general said during hi…

WHO expects Malaysia’s coronavirus cases to peak in mid-April | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today, as curbs on travel a…

Reconsider 10km travel restriction for Sarawak, MP urges govt

Bandar Kuching MP Kelvin Yii says it adds unnecessary bureaucracy for patients seeking medical attention and is inconvenient for those living in rural areas.

Covid-19: Batu Pahat now red zone; Hulu Langat is Malaysia's top red zone three days in a row | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Batu Pahat district in Johor is now the country's latest Covid-19 red zone or hotspot, which is the most severe category, the latest data released by the Health Ministry today showed. With the addition…

Several Malaysian states call off Ramadan bazaars amid COVID-19 fears

SINGAPORE: Several Malaysian states, including Kedah, Selangor, Terengganu and Melaka, have announced that Ramadan bazaars will be cancelled this ...

Two weeks into MCO, health experts say Malaysia still lags behind on Covid-19 testing | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The number of positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia may have spiked in the last two weeks under the movement control order (MCO), but experts still view this amount as a sign of under-testing. According to M…