From Covid-19 patient to plasma donor
KUALA LUMPUR: Nothing could be happier for a recovered Covid-19 patient than knowing plasma from his blood can help treat others who shared his fate as covid-19 patients. Knowing his blood plasma could help heal other Covid-19 sufferers filled Reza Huzairi Zainuddin, 41, with pride and gratitude. “I am overwhelmed and proud that Allah replaced […]
MoH media conference eagerly awaited event
By Rohani Mohd Ibrahim MoH daily briefing early awaited event PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has won laurels for its expert handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, and its transparency in disclosing the latest developments in the country with regard to facts and figures has been noteworthy. The ministry has been keeping the media and […]
Uptrend in number of recovered cases
BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from March 30 up to 12.30pm, yesterday. In Malaysia, new case numbers are seeing three-digit spikes daily and globally, the numbers have exceeded one million with more than 50,000 deaths reported. The virus has spread to 195 countries. KUALA […]
Ramadan Bazaars will depend on MOH’s stance
PUTRAJAYA: The decision whether to allow Ramadan bazaars to operate this year will depend on the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) stand on the matter and the COVID-19 situation in the country. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob however said, it was still too early to discuss about the matter. “There is no […]
SOP for public sanitisation work
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the implementation of a more effective public sanitisation work to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this was due to the many complaints received about the various sanitisation methods used […]
More deserve special allowance
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has urged the federal government and Ministry of Health (MOH) to extend the special RM600 monthly allowance for medical workers involved in managing Covid-19 to cover a larger group of healthcare personnel. He said that these personnel were also part of the Covid-19 management ecosystem and included Emergency […]
Steps taken to identify source: Lee
MIRI: In the light of a recent Covid-19 death case involving a 46-year-old woman, the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee assured that measures were being taken actively to identify the source of infection. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the measures taken involved the tracing of the source of infection by health authorities and […]
Five-year-old girl latest rabies victim in Sibu
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed the death of a five-year-old girl in Sibu on March 26 was caused by the rabies outbreak, making it the first case reported this year in Sarawak. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said it had also brought the number of rabies cases to 23 since it was […]
Protective items for Sarawak police
KUCHING: Sarawak police have received 400kg of personal protective items donated by the public, Coway Company and the Health Ministry (MOH). Sarawak Air Force Team (PGU) commander assistant commissioner Alias Abd Wahab said it was the first time that a flight of logistics was transported by the Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft from Kuala Lumpur […]
TUDM flies 375 packs of blood to Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) C130H transporter aircraft yesterday flew 375 packs of blood and additional clinical specimen supplies to the facilities of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Sabah and Sarawak. All the items were supplied by MOH for the use of the hospitals in the two states in the effort to provide […]
