News about Director-General

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia rose to 6,630 on Friday (Oct 22) — up 420 cases from 6,210 reported a day earlier — the second consecutive day the country’s daily infections climbed above the 6,000 mark.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The number of daily Covid-19 cases remained above the 2,000 level today with 2,340 new cases detected as of noon today, compared with 2,341 cases yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Forty healthcare workers have been infected with the Covid-19 disease even though they have completed their vaccination, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) revealed in a Facebook posting today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Malaysia has reported 1,510 new Covid-19 cases today — down from 1,854 yesterday — bringing the cumulative number of confirmed infections in the country to 359,117, said health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Former Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) director-general Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid (pictured) had allegedly bought six luxury watches with part of the US$12.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): Community transmission of the Covid-19 is no longer limited in Sabah, warned Health director-general Tan Sri Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Covid-19 infectivity remains a concern in Malaysia with the R0 (R-nought) value yet to stabilise, said Health director-general (D-G) Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): Malaysia today reported 21 new Covid-19 cases — of which five were imported and 16 were local transmissions — bringing the total positive cases detected so far to 10,052, according to the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): Malaysia today reported 11 new COVID-19 cases — of which seven were imported and four were domestic transmissions — bringing the total confirmed infections in the country to 9,385, according to the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases rose to 10 today — of which eight were imported and two were local transmissions — bringing the total positive cases detected so far to 9,306, according to the Ministry of Health.