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'Worrying' data shows about 33% of B40 group detected with non-communicable disease via PeKA B40 health screening — MoH

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba: This number involves the B40 Group who previously never knew they had non-communicable diseases such as diabetes (10.4%), high cholesterol (29.8%), high blood pressure (13.8%), mental problems such as depression (1.6%) and anxiety (1.4%) other than obesity problems and so on. Prior to undergoing the PeKa B40 health screening, they had never undergone such health screening, let alone seek follow-up treatment.

584 Covid-19 cases due to new variants, says Adham Baba

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the new variants were detected through several precautionary measures on the threat of the Delta variant (B1617.2) including genome sequencing, following the World Health Organisation (WHO) statement that certain countries were threatened by the new variant

Ismail Sabri: Penang to enter NRP Phase Two on July 7

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the decision to allow Penang to move into the next phase was made after it achieved the three main threshold value indicators, with the average number of daily cases recording 9.5 cases out of 100,000 people for seven days, which is below the threshold value of 12.2 cases out of 100,000.