News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): The Ministry of Health said it does not recommend the usage of the antibody rapid test kits (RTK) for the screening of Covid-19, as a negative test result does not guarantee the individual is free of the virus.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Ministry of Health (MoH) is aware of sporadic Covid-19 cases — or cases that are seemingly not related to the existing infection clusters — and have identified 207 of them.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): The number of new Covid-19 cases remained below 100 for eight consecutive days, with the Ministry of Health (MoH) reporting 70 new infections, resulting in 1,504 total active cases as at 12pm today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): The government plans to deliver up to 32.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): The Malaysian Thoracic Society is urging the authorities to “encourage the use of face masks” as restrictions are eased with the conditional movement control order (CMCO), Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): Hong Kong singer/actor superstar Aaron Kwok held an online online charity concert held last Saturday Cheer Up And Dance and it drew in more than 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): A study has shown that men’s blood has higher levels of “a key enzyme” compared with women that is used by the virus that causes Covid-19 to infect cells, Reuters reported.

PUTRAJAYA (May 11) : Come May 13, those who attend court proceedings nationwide would be required to fill in forms, have their body temperature taken, wear face masks, and practice social distancing in open court seatings at designated places before being allowed in.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) says there have been flip-flops in government policies with no clear-cut guidelines given for workforce testing before businesses resumed operations under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): The Ministry of Health (MoH) aims to bring the number of daily new Covid-19 infections, which it has largely kept within the double-digit range since mid-April, down further to single-digit figures within the next two weeks.