News about Health

KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): Malaysia’s daily reported new Covid-19 cases increased to 57 as of noon today from the 30 announced yesterday, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the country to 7,819 cases so far.

As Malaysia is now into the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMO) periodwhere the majority of the working population is allowed to return to their workplace, Architect Centre Sdn Bhd accredited architect and trainer Anthony Lee Tee is worried about the “invisible health threats” to office workers and occupants as no commercial buildings are designed to be shut down for months at a time.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 26): The country witnessed a spike in Covid-19 cases back to three figures of 172 yesterday but the Health Ministry has assured that it is not due to Hari Raya celebrations and interstate travel, the Malay Mail reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 25): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) wants medical attention for detainees and decontamination immigration detention centres.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): US President Donald Trump (pictured) has confirmed yesterday that “we are not closing our country” even if it suffers a second wave of Covid-19 coronavirus infections, CNBC reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Malaysia’s Covid-19 new cases jumped to 50 today, of which 47 were local transmissions, while three were imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

PETALING JAYA (May 21): 1 Utama Shopping Centre has come up with the 1 Utama Health QR app featuring QR code technology, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): The Ministry of Health (MoH) says parents or guardians should not take children to crowded places such as shopping malls, despite the declining trend of new Covid-19 cases in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Malaysia recorded 37 new Covid-19 infections today — 35 local transmissions and two imported — bringing the country's cumulative cases to 6,978, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): The Ministry of Health has expressed concern over the growing number of people trying to travel between states ahead of Aidilfitri, despite government restriction to stop another wave of Covid-19 outbreak.