News about Health

PETALING JAYA (Oct 16): It is a must for close contacts of positive Covid-19 cases to be quarantined for 14 days even if they tested negative on the first day, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The number of new COVID-19 cases jumped above the 600-level again to 629 today, compared with 589 yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Two siblings who are pupils of the Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur (International) school (pictured) have tested positive for Covid-19, said a report today.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 16): The 1 Utama Shopping Centre will be reopening tomorrow from 10am to 10pm, even during the Conditional Movement Control Order from Oct 17 to Oct 27.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has increased its Covid-19 testing capacity to 54,706 a day as the country grapples with the third wave of Covid-19 infections amid mounting concern whether the country has sufficient treatment capacity.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Malaysia reported 561 new Covid-19 cases, five new clusters and two new deaths as of noon today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has indicated that Malaysia still has sufficient capacity at its hospitals and quarantine centres, as only 36% of beds at government hospitals are currently in use to treat those infected by Covid-19, amid concerns over the recent spike in the number of active cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to 375 today — from 489 reported yesterday — with five new deaths, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Malaysia posted a new record high of 691 Covid-19 cases today, surging past the previous peak of 432 cases recorded yesterday, according to the Health Ministry, with four new deaths.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases fell slightly to 293 today — from 317 reported yesterday, bringing the cumulative cases so far in the country to 12,381.