Govt offices to be on hybrid operations during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: Government offices will operate in a hybrid manner, which involves attendance at the office and working from home, during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) 3.0, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. He said the hybrid operations would see a 20 per cent attendance at the […]
No more green zones in peninsula
KUALA LUMPUR: There are no more districts categorised as green zones in the peninsula as of yesterday while four states — Penang, Selangor, Melaka as well as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya have only red zones, according to the Ministry of Health’s Facebook post today. The 14-day movement data on the distribution of new Covid-19 cases […]
MOH to consider full MCO in Selangor
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is considering imposing a full-scale movement control order (MCO) in Selangor if the Covid-19 cases in the state continue to rise, said its Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said that the MOH should propose stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Selangor if the infection could not be contained. […]
Refer non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals without further delay
KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) today expressed hope that doctors in government hospitals will refer their non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals for elective surgeries and procedures without further delay. Its president, Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said this followed an updated circular by the Ministry of Health (MOH) allowing the government hospitals […]
Promote vaccination to traders
SIBU: More than a quarter of the traders at Pasar Minggu Sibu in Taman Indah, Teku here have not registered for Covid-19 vaccination programme yet. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh discovered this when he visited the market on Sunday. “From our survey at this market, many traders do not want to […]
Army working closely with health ministry
KAPIT: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) are working closely together during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Affendi Buang. The army, he said, was committed to ensuring the well-being and health of the people. Affendi added Malaysian Air Force (MAF) aircraft would […]
Haziq died of complications arising from clogged heart blood vessels
KUALA LUMPUR: National archer Haziq Kamaruddin died of complications arising from clogged heart blood vessels due to coronary artery atherosclerosis yesterday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). Forensic Medical Services head Datuk Dr Zahari Noor said so far there was no evidence to show that the 27-year-old Olympian’s death was linked to Covid-19 vaccination. “The […]
Allow us to procure vaccines from whoever we want
KUCHING: A deputy chief minister is dissatisfied with the speed of vaccines rolled out by the Health Ministry (MOH) to Sarawakians and has appealed to Putrajaya not to restrict the state government or big companies from procuring the vaccines from any international sources. “The speed of rolling out vaccines to Sarawak is not what the […]
More Pfizer vaccines for Sarawak
KUCHING: The latest air shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for Sarawak arrived here yesterday (May 12). Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this was the 12th shipment since the beginning of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) at the end of February. “Looking forward to working closely with the Health […]
Stay calm to combat covid together
KUALA LUMPUR: Today, Wednesday which is equivalent to 30 Ramadan 1442 Hijrah signifies the end of the holy month after Muslims have performed one month of fasting and will be celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri tomorrow (Thursday). The day of victory is traditionally celebrated with the family and relatives in the village, which will become memories […]