Malaysian Medical Resources
14,256 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
PUTRAJAYA, March 23 — Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has again clarified today that one should only wear a face mask if they show symptoms or deals with patients in the healthcare sector, and not obligatory…
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — There is no such rule that makes it mandatory for the public to wear face masks, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said earlier today. The defence minister said any supermarkets that imposes…
PUTRAJAYA: Four deaths linked to Covid-19 were recorded today, while 212 new infections involving the coronavirus were detected nationwide.
Another 212 new cases recorded, including 123 were linked to tabligh gathering
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — Government-linked companies (GLCs) have to-date donated about RM60 million in the form of medicine, medical equipment and personal protective equipment to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The corporate secto…
Noor Hisham says some health workers were forced to wear makeshift equipment because of distribution problems.
KUALA LUMPUR: Though there is an improvement in compliance to stay home during the Movement Control Order (MCO), few Malaysians are practicing social distancing when out to purchase essential items.
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is targeting to recruit 2,000 retired doctors and nurses to assist the frontliners in facing the Covid-19 outbreak.
PUTRAJAYA, March 23 — Foreign nationals who exhibits Covid-19 infection symptoms need not to pay outpatient treatment fee at government hospital or clinics, health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has clarified toda…
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Government has agreed to provide RM500 million in additional allocation to the Health Ministry in its efforts to prevent Covid-19 from further escalating in the country.
Test both symptomatic and asymptomatic contacts, unwell health care professionals, and all viral pneumonia patients.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia’s prime minister said on Monday the government may consider extending movement restrictions by up to two weeks, and will announce more economic stimulus to soften the blow from the coronavirus ou…
Meals4Medics is a crowdfund project meant to provide medical staff fighting the Covid-19 crisis with free wholesome, hot meals.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — Doctors, nurses and other medical staff at Malaysian hospitals are treating Covid-19 patients in DIY protection gear made from everyday items like...
The 70-year-old had travelled to Indonesia in February.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — Pharmaniaga Bhd Group managing director Datuk Farshila Emran said today it would not be able to spare any face masks for the public due to the spike in numbers of Covid-19 patients after the government an…
In March 2019, some 5,000 Malaysians in the town of Pasir Gudang fell ill after a company illegally dumped chemical waste into the nearby river. A year on, not much has changed.
COVID-19, Malaysia, Research, WHO, CoronaTracker
KINIGUIDE | The Ministry of Health has specific guidelines on who needs to be tested for Covid-19 infection and the way testing is done.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — In a small yet meaningful gesture, some Malaysians tonight expressed their gratefulness and thanked those among the medical frontliners and in the essential services, by applauding them from the safety of…
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today outlined its plans to continue having online classes and allowing limited access to the university until early September instead of just during the current nationwide…