14,248 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
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AMM against holding Ramadan bazaars this year https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/04/02/amm-against-holding-ramadan-bazaars-this-year/ via @@theborneopost
KUCHING: The Academy of Medicine Malaysia (AMM) strongly disagrees with any plan to hold Ramadan bazaars this year given the ongoing threat of the Covid-19. “It is our opinion that adequate social distancing will be near-impossib…
80,000 face shields, 1,000 meals for frontliners: Tzu Chi Foundation continues to aid in Covid-19 crisis (VIDEO) | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Tzu Chi KL and Selangor volunteers have produced more than 80,000 DIY face shields for 24 hospitals and more than 900 clinics around Malaysia in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The non-governmental…
No visitors, no carers: Malaysian doctor says PUIs are suffering from loneliness in isolation | Malay Mail
PETALING JAYA, April 1 — A Malaysian doctor shared a heartbreaking post on Facebook last week detailing the soul-crushing loneliness faced by patients under investigation (PUI) for Covid-19. Dr Redza Zainol, who works at the Sult…
COVID-19: Singapore donates 5,000 flocked swabs to Malaysia - The Edge Markets
PUTRAJAYA (April 1): The Ministry of Health (MOH) has received 5,000 units of flocked swabs and Universal Transport Medium (UTM) for COVID-19 sample collection and testing from the Singapore Government.The contribution was handed…
Health D-G: Putrajaya developing software to predict, locate Covid-19 cases | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today the government is in the midst of developing a software that could predict and locate the Covid-19 cases among the Malaysian. He said that t…
43,462 clinical samples taken for testing so far, says Health D-G | Malay Mail
PUTRAJAYA, April 1 — A total of 43,462 clinical samples have been taken for Covid-19 testing to date, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. Of those, 2,908 samples tested positive, 32,894 turned out ne…
COVID-19: RM2m for face masks, RM1m for counselling - Selangor MB | Astro Awani http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/covid-19-rm2m-face-masks-rm1m-counselling-selangor-mb-236290#.XoR0WdaonOs.twitter via @501awani
The Selangor government is allocating RM2 million to provide face masks, disinfectants and gloves to the people in the state, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
Time for all healthcare workers to wear personal protective equipment
APRIL 1 — Go to any hospital in Malaysia, and it is still common to see healthcare workers walking around without appropriate facemasks inside the facilities, including in the outpatient clinics and wards. Some hospitals have enf…
Coca-Cola halts ads in Malaysia, channels funds towards Covid-19 containment | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Coca-Cola has announced that it will channel its advertising budget towards efforts to contain the Covid-19 outbreak. On its official Facebook page...
PETALING JAYA: While healthcare workers and members of the security forces were given special allowances for their services in countering the Covid-19...
Long-term solutions needed for protective gear shortage, say health pressure groups | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — It is vital for the government and private sectors to find long-term solutions to the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) specifically for healthcare workers in contact with novel coronavirus (…