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.
Malaysian Health Coalition on COVID-19: We do not want Malaysians to undergo the recent Italian experience
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): A group of local medical experts representing seven professional societies has urged Putrajaya to implement “quick and firm measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and avoid an uncontainable surge in cases”, reported The Malay Mail today.
Containment of COVID-19 no longer possible, focus on mitigation, says Dr Lee
IPOH (March 16): The containment of the COVID-19 spread is no longer possible, The Star reported Dr Lee Boon Chye (pictured) saying today.
190 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, bringing the tally to 428 cases - the highest in Asean region
KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced that there are 190 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally to 428 in Malaysia.
Malaysia bans public events to curb COVID-19 spread
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): To contain the spread of COVID-19, the Government has decided that all public gatherings including international meetings, sporting fixtures, social and religious events will be postponed or cancelled accordingly until April 30, 2020, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured).
39 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, bringing the tally to 197
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced 39 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of confirmed cases TO 197 in Malaysia.
Ireland will go into lockdown tonight until March 29
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Ireland is set to go into lockdown from 6pm today (2am Malaysia) in a bid to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak, The Irish Post reported today.
Up to 14,500 Malaysians went to tabligh event instead of 5,000, says Ministry of Health
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Ministry of Health (MOH) has revealed that up to 16,000 people attended that ijtima’ tabligh event at Sri Petaling Mosque from Feb 27 to March 1.
