Employers urged to refine risk assessment, work procedures
KUCHING: The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) called for the need of employers to refine risk assessment and improve work procedures for high-risk industries such as for workers who are directly exposed to Covid-19 patients or symptomatic visitors. Chairman of Niosh, Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong stated the institute takes seriously on the […]
Reveal locations visited by positive cases
SIBU: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has been urged to reveal locations that were visited by Covid-19 patients here. SDMC had disclosed that a total of 97 locations, mostly business premises here, were visited by Covid-19 positive patients between Jan 1 and Jan 12. This had caused anxiety among property owners who were worried […]
Home treatment, quarantine for levels one, two Covid-19 patients
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has established that levels one and two Covid-19 patients will undergo treatment and quarantine at home, while being monitored strictly by health workers, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said a task force has been formed at the Crisis Preparedness and Emergency Response Centre (CPRC) level, […]
Reduced acceptance of non-emergency elective cases
SIBU: Sibu Hospital had to reduce the acceptance of non-emergency elective cases, but the emergency, semi-elective case service will still operate as usual. The director, Dr Nanthakumar Thirunavukkarasu, said that this is due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases at the hospital as announced by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Sibu Division today. […]
Covid-19: Facts vs Myths? Re-infection possible but rare
KUCHING: Recovered Covid-19 patients are not necessarily immune from the disease, said internal and respiratory medicine expert from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Prof Dr Chai Chee Shee. He said while there were risks that patients could be re-infected, recurring cases, however, were rare. “The reinfection issue among recovered patients may occur. But the evidence so […]
A Covid-19 survivor’s story
As we gradually crawls out of the shadow of the global pandemic, the virus unleashes its fury with a third wave. Amelia Chin received the most shocking present on her 30th year birthday, in the form of Covid-19. Stay calm, and look for better days ahead The year has been a shocking one as the […]
Info to avoid stigma against Covid-19 patients
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MoH) constantly provides information to the public to overcome the stigma against Covid-19 patients, former patients and their families. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said dissemination of the information was made through television and radio, as well as video on the spread of Covid-19 and the risk of […]
Covid-19 patient falls to death
KOTA KINABALU: A 63-year-old woman who was tested positive for Covid-19 fell to her death from the eighth floor of the Queen Elizabeth I Hospital here on Wednesday evening. District police chief ACP Habibi Majinji said the woman is believed to have fallen through the window of the hospital building at about 9.15pm. “We received […]
Malaysia still uses ‘Hydroxychloroquine’ cautiously to treat Covid-19 patients
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is constantly monitoring Covid-19 patients receiving treatment using anti-malaria drug, Hydroxychloroquine to detect for any possible side effects. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysia is still cautiously administering the drug to treat patients. He admitted the drug to treat malaria is known to cause several side […]
78 new cases, 63 recovered, one death
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 78 new Covid-19 positive cases were recorded yesterday, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the country to 7,137, with 1,163 active infectivity cases, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said of the 78 new cases, 25 were imported cases and 53 were local infections. “Of the 53 […]
