With rising death rate, pregnant women urged to get vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has urged pregnant women to get the Covid-19 vaccine to reduce the risk of complications if infected with the virus, and is asking husbands to encourage their pregnant spouses to get vaccinated. MOH said there have been 70 reported deaths involving pregnant women due to Covid-19-related complications as of […]
New Covid cases surge past 20,000
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia increased to 20,780 today from 19,991 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham, in a Twitter post, said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases in the country to 1,320,547. Selangor again topped the daily case list with 6,921 infections, followed […]
19,991 new Covid cases today
KUALA LUMPUR: New positive cases of Covid-19 in the country were up again today when 19,991 cases were reported after three consecutive days of decline. Yesterday, Malaysia recorded 17,236 cases. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in post on his Twitter site said the number of new cases took the cumulative total in […]
Annual practicing certificate conditions eased for new medical practitioners
KUALA LUMPUR: New medical practitioners who are fully registered with the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) are now allowed to renew their Annual Practicing Certificates (APC) with a minimum of zero Continuous Professional Development (CDP) points. MMC president Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the matter was agreed upon at the council meeting on July […]
New Covid-19 cases drop further to 17,236
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia have dropped further to 17,236 today from 18,688 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a post on Twitter, he said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 1,279,776. Selangor remained the state with the most daily infections at 5,740, followed by […]
88 cases detected in parliament sitting including 3 new cases
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 88 positive Covid-19 cases have been detected so far including three new cases from the recent special Parliament sitting, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Yesterday, he said 85 positive cases were detected related to the meeting held from July 26 to 29, including 17 cases involving […]
New Covid-19 cases drop to 18,688 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped to 18,688 cases today from 19,257 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a Twitter post, he said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 1,262,540. Selangor again topped the list among states with 6,565 new cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur […]
New Covid cases fall to 19,257 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: New positive Covid-19 cases reported in the country today dipped to 19,257 cases after two consecutive days of record infections above 20,000. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a tweet said the latest development brings the cumulative cases in the country to 1,243,852. Selangor remains as the biggest infection contributor […]
New Covid cases soar to record high of 19,819
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today recorded 19,819 new Covid-19 cases, the highest since the pandemic hit the country early last year, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a posting on his Facebook page, he said the figure showed an increase of 2,714 cases compared to 17,105 cases yesterday. The latest development takes […]
Explain use of ‘cycle threshold’ to postpone Dewan Rakyat
KUCHING: The Health Ministry (MOH) and its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah must explain the use of cycle threshold (CT) value to base his decision on postponing the special sitting of parliament, Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has urged. He said this in response to Dr Noor Hisham’s statement on Sunday (Aug […]
