One cluster traced to Kuching

DRASTIC INCREASE IN CASES PUTRAJAYA: Two clusters closely connected to a large gathering of people have been identified as contributing factors to the drastic increase in the number of positive Covid-19 cases, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said investigations conducted by the Health Ministry found that the two clusters involved a religious assembly in […]

Malaysia joins global ‘Solidarity Trial’ to test possible treatments for Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR: The ‘Solidarity Trial’, launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO), will see Malaysia’s involvement in an international effort to test several drugs in treating Covid-19. Malaysia’s Ministry of Health (MOH), in a statement today, said the WHO globally coordinated trial is an unprecedented effort to collect reliable data and compare the safety and […]

179 new cases, four more deaths

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 179 new positive cases of Covid-19 and four more fatalities have been reported in the country as at noon today, bringing the tally to 3,662 cases and 61 deaths. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 46 of the 179 new cases were linked to the tabligh assembly cluster in Seri […]