Death comes for everyone
Dr Noor Hisham says after Bintulu MP’s jibe of ‘DG takut mati’ KUALA LUMPUR: Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today that death is inevitable, in response to Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing’s accusation of the former “fearing death” for not being on the front lines of the Covid-19 fight, […]
‘DG takut mati’ statement raises commotion in parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: A commotion erupted in the Dewan Rakyat sitting today when Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (GPS-Bintulu), while debating the Supply Bill 202, said that ‘DG (Health DG) takut mati’ (is afraid of dying). Tiong questioned why the Health DG (Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah) did not go out into the field to […]
No need to postpone Sabah polls, situation still under control
PUTRAJAYA: The Sabah state election need not be postponed as long as the standard operating procedures (SOPs) are strictly implemented, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. And that, he said, included making it compulsory for symptomatic voters and those undergoing quarantine to seek the approval of the District Health Office first before […]
MOH prepares ahead for possible Covid-19 winter case spike
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is already looking four months ahead by preparing for a possible spike of Covid-19 infections due to winter weather conditions in several other parts of the world. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah although the country’s infection rate is now under control, developments in other countries, such as […]
MOH proposes compound for violators increased from RM1,000 to RM10,000
KUALA LUMPUR: Ministry of Health (MOH) has proposed to the government to increase the fine for compoundable offences under Act 342 (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988) from the current RM1,000 to RM10,000. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the revised figure has been submitted to Parliament recently and would […]
Covid-19 virus with D614G mutation detected in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute for Medical Research has detected a D614G type mutation as a result of isolation and culture tests on three cases from the Sivagangga patient-under-investigation (PUI) Cluster and one case from the Ulu Tiram Cluster. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this means the community has to be more […]
Malaysia is against any form of organ trafficking
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) strongly condemns and is against any form of organ trafficking or the obtainment of an organ for transplantation via trading, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. Referring to a report by the United Kingdom-based newspaper The Sun dated Aug 8 titled ‘Organs for Sale’, which alleged […]
14 new cases, 13 local transmissions, one imported
KUALA LUMPUR: Another 14 Covid-19 positive cases, 13 of them being local transmissions, were reported in the country today, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. He said this brings the cumulative total of positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia to 8,999, with 210 being active cases. All 13 local transmissions today involved Malaysians, namely […]
Malaysia records 23 new cases
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 positive cases in the country continues to rise, with 23 cases reported today compared to 21 yesterday, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this took the cumulative figure of cases to 8,884 and the total number of infectivity cases to 167. According to him, […]
Verification mandatory for overseas grads seeking registration with medical council
KUALA LUMPUR: All overseas medical graduates who wish to register with the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) are required to go through the ‘Primary Source Verification’ process for degree verification and transcript effective June 1. This was announced by Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who is also the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) president, in […]
