Singapore detects first likely re-infected case
SINGAPORE: Singapore has detected the first case of likely Covid-19 re-infection involving a migrant worker at a dormitory, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH). While re-infection is rare, the ministry, in consultation with an expert panel, has assessed that the clinical and laboratory evidence “suggests that this is a likely case of re-infection”. […]
Deadline extension on RTK tests for foreign workers likely
KUCHING: The state Labour Department will reconsider granting extension deadline for the mandatory RTK (Rapid Test Kit) testing for foreign workers in the state which is scheduled to complete by Feb 28. This is in light of the limited health facilities assigned to handle large number of tests. RTK Antigen test is a rapid screening […]
Test all patients, MoH urged
KUCHING: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has once again urged the Ministry of Health (MoH) to revert to its earlier policy of testing all close contacts instead of only testing symptomatic close contacts. Its president Professor Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said the improvement is urgently needed in the ministry’s handling of asymptomatic and mild cases […]
MOH needs 12 million ‘low dead-volume’ syringes for Covid-19 vaccination
MELAKA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) needs 12 million ‘low dead-volume’ syringes to vaccinate 20 per cent of the country’s population, or six million people, under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme beginning end of this month. Its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the syringe type is needed as the […]
Malaysia has not failed to overcome Covid
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has yet to fail in managing the Covid-19 pandemic, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in addressing allegations of the government’s perceived failure regarding the matter by various parties. The Senior Minister (Security) said although there were those who claimed the country had failed following a spike in cases, with daily infections reaching four-digit figures, the truth was […]
Cluster hospital concept introduced to combat Covid-19 pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR: The use of facilities, expertise, services and human resources of private hospitals, clinics and laboratories by the government has begun to ease the burden placed on the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the outsourcing and acquisition of healthcare resources was necessary […]
Territorial army roped in to enforce MCO in Sibu
KUCHING: Personnel from the Regiment 511 Territorial Army have been deployed in Sibu to beef up enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) in the division. Third Infantry Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Datuk Azhar Ahmad said a total of 126 officers and men of the regiment were mobilised to assist the Ninth Infantry Brigade of […]
MOH ready to implement first phase of national immunisation plan
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is prepared to implement the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Plan, once the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are in Malaysia on Feb 26, said Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said the vaccine delivery dry runs to Belaga Health Clinic in Sarawak on Jan 29 and Bintulu Hospital on […]
Vaccine dry run only an exercise
KUCHING: No tests were performed on any individual during the Covid-19 vaccine delivery dry run to Belaga Health Clinic on Jan 29, said Sarawak Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing. In a statement today, Dr Chin clarified that the dry run was an exercise that used only a bottle containing saline solution prior to the […]
Business should close briefly if any staff tested positive
BINTULU: Businesses such as supermarkets, shopping malls, private companies, among others, should be temporarily closed as per the Divisional Disaster Management Committee’s (DDMC) instructions regarding any staff of such entities testing positive for Covid-19. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said that the parties involved must follow Bintulu DDMC and Ministry of Health’s (MoH) […]