Anonymous benefactor donates respirators
MIRI: Minister-in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin handed over five units of Philips respirators to Miri Hospital today. Miri Hospital director Dr Jack Wong was present to receive the respirators on behalf of the hospital. The respirators, which are portable ideal oxygen concentrators used in providing oxygen therapy, were […]
Patients advised to seek treatment early
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has advised Covid-19 patients to seek treatment early. He noted with concern that two of the six deaths reported on Monday (Apr 26) were brought in dead (BID), having not sought treatment early. “No matter how mild your symptoms, time is of the […]
Over 110 Covid-19 patients under supervision in Mukah
MUKAH: Some 113 active Covid-19 cases at the two low-risk treatment and quarantine centres (PKRC) here as of April 23 are currently under medical supervision by the authorities. This was disclosed by Mukah Division Resident Hamdiah Bakir after attending a simple handover contribution to staff of agencies and non-governmental organisation (NGO) at the lobby of […]
No more congestion in Sibu Hospital
KUCHING: The congested situation due to the large number of Covid-19 patients being treated at the Sibu Hospital as reported earlier is now under control. In saying this, State Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing stated that some of the patients were waiting to be transferred to the Sibu Covid-19 Low Risk Quarantine and […]
Many Covid-19 patients sleeping on floor
SIBU: Sibu Hospital is currently congested due to the large number of Covid-19 patients being treated. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh revealed this to warn members of the public here who still refused to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) […]
MoH to assess the need to vaccinate recovered patients
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MoH) will assess the need of Covid-19 patients who have recovered to receive vaccination against the virus, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham said the antibodies generated by former patients who experienced level one to level three of the infection with mild or no […]
Quarantine centre given one unit of mobile toilet
MUKAH: Mukah Parliament Service Centre has contributed one unit of mobile toilet to low-risk Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centre (PKRC) at Mukah Youth Camp Sports Hall here. The twin-door toilet is for frontliners, comprising medical personnel, People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) and the police, who are serving at the centre for the quarantine and treatment of […]
Escaped virus patient sparks police manhunt
MIRI: A Covid-19 male patient sparked a police manhunt after he escaped from Miri Hospital on Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old man was finally tracked down and detained in his house at Kampung Madinah Batu Niah on Monday around 10pm, said Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari. Earlier that day, the man was admitted to Miri […]
Health department denies mishandling patient
KUCHING: The State Health Department has denied allegations of mishandling a Covid-19 patient prior to her death in Sibu Hospital on Jan 22. The department’s director, Dr Chin Zin Hing, in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 26), assured that the patient had received treatment for her underlying condition between the time when she was screened […]
Covid-19 patients can now report themselves via MySejahtera
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 patients awaiting a call from the Ministry of Health (MOH) can now report themselves through the ‘MySejahtera’ application. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the application was being upgraded and enhanced to better manage the outbreak, as well as to meet the needs of users in the effort to […]
