Perak escaped COVID-19 patient fake news: MoH
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The Ministry of Health has denied viral news that claimed that a COVID-19 patient had escaped from the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Perak.
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More than 10,000 Sri Petaling mosque event participants traced, with 513 having COVID-19, says Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): In the latest update of the COVID-19 situation, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has revealed that more than 10,000 participants of the ‘tabligh’ event at the Sri Petaling mosque that took place from Feb 27 to March 1 have been checked.
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims gather in Indonesia despite COVID-19 pandemic
JAKARTA (March 18): Thousands of Muslim pilgrims from across Asia gathered in Indonesia today, despite fears that their meeting could fuel the spread of a coronavirus, just two weeks after a similar event in Malaysia caused more than 500 infections, Reuters reported today.
COVID-19: 117 new cases in Malaysia, bringing total to 790
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Malaysia has recorded another 117 new cases of COVID-19 as at noon today, bringing the total confirmed cases to 790, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
Stay home to prevent third wave of COVID-19 from happening: Health D-G
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): As the country imposes the movement control order starting today in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is pleading with Malaysians to stay at home.
Bernama: One staff tests positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): National news agency Bernama announced today confirmed that one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19, reported the Malay Mail.
Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): British actor Idris Elba said he had tested positive for COVID-19, joining Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, among the first major celebrities to contract the respiratory disease, Reuters reported yesterday.
Health Ministry places order for 800 new ventilators for COVID-19 treatment
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Ministry of Health is ordering 800 new units of medical ventilators for treatment of critical COVID-19 cases.
125 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, bringing total to 553
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced that as at 12pm today, there were 125 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally to 553 in Malaysia.
Malaysian Bar urges government to institute national lockdown to curb COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Malaysian Bar has called on the federal government to institute a lockdown of the nation due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
