Explain use of ‘cycle threshold’ to postpone Dewan Rakyat
KUCHING: The Health Ministry (MOH) and its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah must explain the use of cycle threshold (CT) value to base his decision on postponing the special sitting of parliament, Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has urged. He said this in response to Dr Noor Hisham’s statement on Sunday (Aug […]
New Covid-19 cases dip to 17,150 today
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 17,150 Covid-19 new cases were reported nationwide in the last 24 hours, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this figure was less 636 cases than the 17,786 recorded yesterday. Dr Noor Hisham, through his Facebook post, said the new cases has brought the cumulative number […]
New cases hit record high of 17,786
KUALA LUMPUR: New positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia surged to an all-time high of 17,786 today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a post on his Facebook, he said this brings the cumulative cases for Covid-19 to 1,113,272 since the pandemic hit the country early last year. The previous daily record […]
One in five Malaysians suffer from anaemia
KUALA LUMPUR: One in five or 21.3 per cent of Malaysians suffer from anaemia or low haemoglobin concentration in red blood cells, according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 (NHMS 2019). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in particular, based on the survey, three out of 10 women in the […]
MOH gives conditional approval to two Covid-19 self-test kits
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) through the Medical Devices Authority (MDA) has released a list of two Covid-19 self-test kits that have received conditional approval for import and distribution in the country. Through an infographic shared on MOH’s Facebook account, the test kits can be sold at registered community pharmacies or health facilities. The […]
Find–test–trace–isolate–support method crucial
KUCHING: A medical expert has expressed concern over the country’s high reliance on vaccination in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic. Datuk Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, consultant paediatrician and neonatologist based at KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital pointed out that find-test-trace-isolate-support (FTTIS) method continues to be crucial and formed the basics in the management of the […]
Miti letter rejection due to cases of abuse to ‘balik kampung’
JEMPOL: Interstate travel approval letters issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Miti) for business and work purposes was disallowed for four days effective today as certain individuals were found to have abused them to return to their hometowns for the upcoming Aidiladha holiday period. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Yaakob said a […]
PdPR to continue until Aug 31
KUALA LUMPUR: The home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) school sessions will continue until Aug 31. The Education Ministry (MOE), in a statement today, said this decision was made after taking into account the current Covid-19 pandemic situation as well as after discussions with the Health Ministry (MOH) and the National Security Council (MKN). MOE said […]
Call to expedite vaccination for teachers
KUCHING: The government has been urged to expedite Covid-19 vaccination for teachers as to date, only 36 per cent have been inoculated. “This is still way below the ideal vaccination of 100 per cent. I hope the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Health (MoH) speed up the process for teachers by August. “Hopefully […]
No plans yet to mix and match vaccines due to lack of data
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) does not plan to mix and match Covid-19 vaccines due to lack of adequate data on the matter, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. He said so far, the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has not received any data, reports or evidence from vaccine companies on […]