Call to limit number of medical students
SIBU: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Education Bureau has urged the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) to drastically limit the number of medical students each year as soon as possible and to raise the minimum entrance requirements to read medicine. The bureau chairman, Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing said the […]
MOH applies for additional contract health staff
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has submitted an application to the Public Service Department and Finance Ministry to appoint 1,899 health personnel on contract. Its Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the application has been sent on Oct 3 to support health services during the Covid-19 outbreak. “The application submitted was in […]
School still open despite viral link
BINTULU: SMK Bandar Bintulu is still open as usual although a student’s parent tested positive for Covid-19 last Friday (Oct 9). The principal, Patrick Philip Moss, said any further action such as closing the school would be based on advice from the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE). He noted that […]
MOH deploys 200 new counsellors nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is expanding its counselling service in primary health care by deploying 200 new counselling psychology officers nationwide. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the initiative was aimed at providing mental health services and counselling to individuals in need, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Quality and accessible […]
Schools with positive Covid-19 cases to close for one week
KUALA LUMPUR: Any school with positive Covid-19 cases should be closed for seven days without waiting for the risk analysis from the Health Ministry (MOH), said the Education Ministry (KPM). KPM said this was decided at a special meeting of the National Security Council (MKN) on Covid-19 Management Friday morning (Oct 9) following the rising […]
New cases remain at three digits, six deaths
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 infections in the country in the last 24-hours remained at three digits with 354 cases recorded, while six deaths were reported. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the case tally now stood at 14,722, with 3,863 active cases. The majority of new infections were in […]
375 new nationwide cases today
KUALA LUMPUR: All states except Perlis recorded new positive Covid-19 cases today bringing the total number of new cases to 375, including the emergence of five new clusters, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham said of the total, 371 were local transmissions and the other four were imported cases, […]
Strictly monitor offshore crew, SKO told
MIRI: Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd-Sarawak Operation (SKO) has been asked to strictly monitor their offshore crew and to comply stringently with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) imposed by the authorities. This is meant to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus among their offshore crew members. In giving this reminder recently during a brief visit […]
691 new cases recorded
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded its highest-ever daily figure of new Covid-19 cases today, with 691 cases reported over the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that in line with the sudden spike, the total number of active cases also increased to 2,936. The latest development also sees the […]
Travel ban to and from Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has issued a travel ban from Sabah to Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Labuan from Oct 12 until Oct 20 following the surge in Covid-19 cases, said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “However, special exemptions will be given to certain cases involving emergency, death, essential services and others that will require […]
