Go for testing if you are symptomatic

By Nazrinzulaiqa Hasbi & Aisyah Suhiri  KUCHING: Patients who are symptomatic should get themselves checked no matter how minor the symptoms may appear to be, said Dr Helmy Hazmi. The Associate Professor attached to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) added that symptomatic individuals with underlying comorbidities like obesity, […]

Institute mulls new plan to lower fatalities rate involving motorcycle accidents

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) is working together with the Ministry of Transport to come up with a 10-year plan to lower the number of fatalities involving motorcycle riders in road accidents in the country.  Its director of road user behaviour, Azhar Hamzah said motorcycle accidents accounted for approximately 20 percent […]

New Covid cases drop to 19,740

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,740 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a drop by over 800 cases compared to 20,546 cases yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said the new development brings the cumulative cases in the country to 1.42 million. “Nine states recorded four-digit […]

9,105 new Covid-19 cases reported Sunday

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new daily Covid-19 cases in the country remained over the 9,000 mark with 9,105 infections reported today bringing the cumulative number of cases to 836,296. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said Selangor continued to record the highest number of infections with 4,682 cases […]

Malaysia hits new daily record with 9,180 Covid-19 cases

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded the highest number of new daily Covid-19 cases today, at 9,180, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 817,838. The previous highest number of new daily cases recorded was 9,020 on May 29. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in his tweet, said that Selangor still recorded the highest […]

New Covid cases drop to 5,293

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new covid-19 positive cases in the country in the past 24 hours dropped to 5,293 compared to 5,911 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 696,408, he said in his tweet. Selangor continued to top the daily case […]

5,150 new Covid cases reported Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 5,150 new cases of Covid-19 over 24 hours from noon Tuesday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.  The number was lower by 269 cases as compared to the 5,419 cases reported from noon Monday to noon Tuesday.  Dr Noor Hisham in a Twitter post stated that Selangor remained […]

New cases of Covid-19 rise to 5,419 within 24 hours

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has risen back to above 5,000-mark, recording 5,419 cases within the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total of infections in the country to 667,876. Yesterday, the daily tally just dropped to 4,949 cases from 5,304 cases recorded on Sunday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr […]

New Covid cases drop by 1,211 to 6,241 today

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped further to 6,241 today from 7,452 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 616,815, he said in a posting on his Twitter account. Selangor continued to top the daily case list with […]

Six Covid-19 fatalities, including 27-yr-old the youngest

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded six new Covid-19 fatalities today (June 1), bringing the state’s death toll to 300. The youngest among the six fatalities is a 27-year-old local woman (300th death and Case 46,629), who received treatment in a private hospital in Sibu after experiencing cough and breathing difficulties. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the […]