News about Health

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 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.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Malaysia’s daily recoveries from the Covid-19 outbreak have exceeded daily new cases for the fifth time, with 168 patients set to be discharged as of noon today, compared with 134 new infections discovered.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): There were no new red zones recorded as of noon yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health.

PETALING JAYA (April 13): S P Setia Bhd through its charity arm, S P Setia Foundation, has donated RM500,000 worth of medical equipment and supplies to Malaysian hospitals and front-liners as the country goes into the fourth week of the Movement Control Order (MCO) which is extended further to April 28.

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.

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.

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.