Four new cases reported in both Kampung Baru and Bali clusters
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Four new cases were reported in the Kampung Baru and Bali clusters of infections, according to the data given by the Ministry of Health.
Health DG: Strain of coronavirus that caused the outbreak in Malaysia still unknown
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Malaysia has yet to identify the particular strain of novel coronavirus that caused the spread of Covid-19 in the country, said Ministry of Health (MoH) director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham yesterday.
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COVID-19: Malaysia's approach may have contributed to low death, high recovery rates, says Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Malaysia’s approach of isolating positive Covid-19 infected patients, even though they are asymptomatic or show mild symptoms, may have contributed in the low fatality rate and high number of recovered cases, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).
Covid-19: Number of infections in Lembah Pantai now at 572, surpasses Taiwan, Vietnam and Brunei
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Lembah Pantai continues to be the worst-hit coronavirus hotspot in the country with 572 new cases or 1.
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.
Covid-19: Cases in Seremban rise to 260, Lembah Pantai still has highest number of confirmed infections
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The number of confirmed infections in Seremban rose to 260 — 5.
CCC-ECRL donates medical supplies to locale along alignment
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project contractor China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) is donating medical supplies including more than 150,000 masks to state governments and local councils along the alignment.
No more finger or thumb scanning — how COVID-19 changes biometric, access card usage worldwide
Beyond the work-from-home orders to millions of office workers around the world, another major shift has impacted work trends following the Covid-19 health scare — the sudden avoidance and even abandonment of finger- and thumb-biometric scanning to mark staff attendance and ensure workplace security and hygiene.
TA Global halts operations of six hotels due to Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The outbreak of Covid-19 has prompted real estate developer TA Global Bhd to temporarily close six of its hotels.
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.
