MOH to advice on MCO extension
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to extend the movement control order (MCO) period will depend on the advice of the Ministry of Health (MOH), said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He described the statement issued by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador regarding the MCO being extended until June as the latter’s […]
3D printed ventilator through MOH-UTM collaboration
PUTRAJAYA: To meet the increasing demand for respiratory aid products in treating Covid-19 patients, in the intensive care units (ICU), the Ministry of Health (MOH) in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has developed a ventilator prototype. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Engineering Faculty dean Datuk Prof Ir Dr Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir said the ventilator prototype for use, should the Covid-19 situation […]
MOH confident Malaysia can beat JP Morgan’s projection
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is optimistic of beating JP Morgan’s projection on the country’s Covid-19 cumulative cases and prove that measures taken by the government to contain the spread of the deadly virus are on the right track. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that based on current trend, the total number of Covid-19 cases in […]
26 districts still Covid-19 red zones
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-six districts remain as Covid-19 red zone areas in the country with the number of positive cases in Lembah Pantai recording an increase of nearly 500, according to the Health Ministry’s (MOH) Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC). Based on the CPRC’s infographic, which is shared through MOH’s official social media today, a total […]
Insurance, takaful industry broadens reimbursement eligibility for Covid-19 Test Fund
KUALA LUMPUR: The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM), Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (PIAM) and the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) have broadened the reimbursement eligibility to encourage more insurance policyholders/takaful certificate holders to undergo Covid-19 tests. In a joint statement, they said under the revised eligibility, policyholders/certificate holders can claim from the Covid-19 Test Fund (CTF) if they: have acute respiratory […]
Kota Samarahan, Sepang are red zones
KUALA LUMPUR: Two more areas are categorised as Covid-19 red zones, bringing the total number of red zones to 23, according to the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC). According to statistics posted on MOH’s Twitter today, the latest locations involved Sepang district in Selangor with 46 cases and Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, with 42 cases […]
Practise good hygiene when handling pets
KUCHING: Pet owners have been advised to practice good hygiene when coming in close contact with their pets. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said these following concerns from the public over whether animals could get infected by the Covid-19 virus. “Wash your hands before and after handling them,” he said in his Facebook post. […]
Over 50 sanitation operations in public areas so far
KUCHING: The statewide sanitation exercise continued on day eight of its operations, with the disinfection of several areas to stem the spread of Covid-19 yesterday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii said the disinfection work in Kuching was carried out with the cooperation of Kuching North City Commission (DBKU), […]
MOH prepares new SOP for EMCO
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) will come up with a new standard operating procedure (SOP) on areas identified to be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO). Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the new SOP will focus more on areas with Covid-19 infections. “The government does not want to impose too wide of […]
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 […]
