News about Health Ministry

PUTRAJAYA (July 22): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah stressed today that a facemask must be worn properly for it to be effective in preventing the spread of diseases.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Malaysia’s borders may reopen as early as during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO), which is slated to expire on Aug 31, said the Health Ministry’s director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 25): The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for childcare centres during the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) period is subject to the directives of the National Security Council (MKN) and advice of the Health Ministry (MoH), the Women, Family and Community Development Minister said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur sees its number of active Covid-19 positive cases dropped to 432 as of noon yesterday, compared with 535 cases on Tuesday.

PUTRAJAYA (April 22): Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said authorities were still developing a blueprint for a return to normalcy after the movement control order but suggested that Malaysians should still strive to keep indoors, the Malay Mail reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Malaysia reported 85 new daily cases of Covid-19 today — the lowest daily figure after 28 days into the imposition of the Movement Control Order (MCO) — bringing the tally to 5,072 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): A now-deleted political Facebook post on the Health Ministry's official page has caused a storm, with many saying the ministry should remain neutral and apolitical, Malaysiakini reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): Putrajaya, Rembau in Negri Sembilan and Jasin in Melaka are now designated COVID-19 hotspots or red zones, according to the latest data released today by the Health Ministry, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Malaysia small and medium enterprises (SMEs) said today they expect no cash inflow for at least three months due to the nation’s ongoing movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): The Health Ministry has designated a total of 33 hospitals nationwide, to treat COVID-19 patients.