Hamzah Zainudin tests positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has tested positive for Covid-19 after he underwent a Covid-19 screening yesterday. According to the Home Ministry statement, the result was confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) this morning. The ministry said Hamzah would undergo the recommended treatment and quarantine period and would be closely monitored […]
All Cabinet ministers screened, three tested positive for Covid-19
PUTRAJAYA: All Cabinet ministers have undergone Covid-19 screening tests, with three of them having been tested positive, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Without disclosing the names of ministers who have been confirmed positive for the virus, he said they were currently undergoing treatment at Ministry of Health’s (MOH) facilities. Dr Adham said […]
All cabinet ministers must undergo Covid-19 screening
PUTRAJAYA: All Cabinet ministers have been instructed to undergo a Covid-19 screening test after two ministers confirmed positive for Covid-19, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said that the move for all cabinet ministers to undergo the Covid-19 screening test was a precautionary and control measure (to curb the virus transmission). “In […]
No, no quarantine in longhouses!
KUCHING: Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom has urged that Covid-19 quarantine not be carried out in longhouses. In a statement, he said that even quarantined in their respective rooms, the potential of transmission is still there when not monitored by the Ministry of Health (MOH). “The mandatory quarantine must continue for those who […]
MOH, Pfizer sign manufacturing, supply agreement for Covid-19 vaccines
PUTRAJAYA: The government via the Health Ministry and Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd today signed the manufacturing and supply agreement for the pharmaceutical company’s Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia. Today’s agreement was an extension of the Binding Heads of Terms agreement signed on Nov 24, 2020. The agreement was signed via a live conference by Health Minister […]
Covid-19 vaccine trial approved by MoH
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has assured that the study protocol for the Covid-19 vaccine trial at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) has been approved by the Health Ministry’s Medical Research and Ethics Committee and will be conducted to world class standard. “In such a trial, the subject would have a 50 percent chance of being […]
New daily record of 3,027 cases, eight deaths
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has reported a record-high number of new daily Covid-19 cases with 3,027, bringing the total number of positive cases in the country to date to 128,465. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said meanwhile, 2,145 patients had recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of cured cases […]
Majority of M’sians ‘aye’ to Covid-19 vaccines
KUCHING: A majority of respondents are prepared to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, according to a recent survey by the Ministry of Health (MoH). Sixty-seven percent of the respondents said they would agree to receive the vaccine. Seventeen percent were unsure about the vaccine, and 16 percent said they would reject it. The survey was conducted […]
Battle against Covid-19 not over yet
PUTRAJAYA: The war to curb the Covid-19 pandemic is not over, and the battle is getting tougher as it requires the integration of the people and Health Ministry (MOH) to fight the pandemic effectively. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the efforts of MOH in containing Covid-19 transmission in the country would continue and public health […]
MOH urged to come up with new guidelines for asymptomatic cases
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii hopes that the Ministry of Health (MOH) would come out with new guidelines as soon as possible for asymptomatic Covid-19 cases that need to undergo home quarantine. He said this in response to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah’s statement that individuals who tested positive for the virus […]
