News about Health

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Lembah Pantai here is now the district with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country at 322 cases as of yesterday, taking over Hulu Langat in Selangor as the top red zone, reported the Malay Mail based on Ministry of Health figures.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): It looks we will have to get used to the fact that there will not be any mass gatherings over the next half year in the country owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has managed to solve the issue of shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare workers who are in contact with Covid-19 patients, according to its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve, the World Health Organization said today according to an article by Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): Hulu Langat continues to be the red zone with the most number of COVID-19 cases, reported the Malay Mail based on Ministry of Health figures.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): The Ministry of Health (MoH) is working together with the National Security Council (NSC) to come up with a software that will be able to predict the geographic spread of COVID-19 infections to help combat the pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Over 2,300 volunteers have joined health and medical support teams to combat the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia, but the Ministry of Health (MoH) wants more.

Kuala Lumpur (April 1): A few more large contributions have been pledged to The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund and The Edge Covid-19 Health Care Workers Support Fund, bringing the total donations from Corporate Malaysia to RM23.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): A drone dispersed clouds of disinfectant in the sky above Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya on Tuesday, a response to the COVID-19 pandemic which is catching on around the world, despite warnings from health experts, Reuters reported today.