COVID-19: Daily recoveries top 200 for third time
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia’s daily recoveries from Covid-19 have topped 200 cases for the third time, with 202 patients discharged as of noon today, against 170 new infections.
Health DG: PPE supply can only last for another two weeks
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The Ministry of Health (MoH) currently has enough supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers who are in contact with Covid-19 patients to last for at least another two weeks, according to its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
COVID-19: MoH detects two sub-clusters in Kuantan with 20 infections including one death
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The Ministry of Health (M0H) has detected two sub-clusters in Kuantan, in which 20 individuals have contracted the Covid-19 virus and one has passed away.
Selangor Mansion sees spike in cases, with 32 new confirmed infections
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The Ministry of Health said there was a spike in Covid-19 cases at Selangor Mansion, with an additional 32 confirmed infections there today.
COVID-19 rapid test kits from US still being evaluated, says MoH
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The Ministry of Health (MoH) said the rapid test kits from the US are currently being evaluated but noted that there are some issues in terms of production, as it requires materials from Taiwan.
No COVID-19 relapse detected yet, says Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): There is no recorded case in the country of a COVID-19 patient being reinfected, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, reported the Malay Mail today.
COVID-19: MoH found 69 sporadic cases with no clear infection source
KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): The Ministry of Health has found 69 positive COVID-19 cases that could not be traced to any clear source of infection and do not appear to be related to any of the identified main clusters of infections.
COVID-19: MoH detected two more main clusters from mass gatherings
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): There are two more main clusters of COVID-19 infections that are related to mass gatherings, according to the Ministry of Health.
Extension of MCO: Health Ministry to provide data on April 10
KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Will the movement control order (MCO) be extended beyond April 14? The Health Ministry will have to provide data on April 10 to help the government make a decision, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed today during a media conference on the latest COVID-19 situation in the country in Putrajaya today.
Health DG: We have solved the issue of PPE shortage
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has managed to solve the issue of shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare workers who are in contact with Covid-19 patients, according to its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
