Travel ban to and from Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has issued a travel ban from Sabah to Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Labuan from Oct 12 until Oct 20 following the surge in Covid-19 cases, said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “However, special exemptions will be given to certain cases involving emergency, death, essential services and others that will require […]
Soak cutleries in hot water
KUCHING: Eateries are advised to provide cutleries soaked in hot water to kill bacteria or viruses. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said this was one of the council’s licensing conditions for food premises. “For those who do not obey, action can be taken including revocation of licence,” he said in a statement […]
MOH urged to offer frontliners permanent positions
GEORGE TOWN: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has urged the Ministry of Health (MOH) to offer contract medical frontliners permanent positions. Its president Adnan Mat said that he received feedback from the officers involved stating that they were carrying out their duties as contract staff with some […]
Most cardiologists serving at private and university hospitals
KUCHING: Deputy Health Minister II Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang has revealed that only ten percent of the 300 cardiologists throughout Malaysia are serving in hospitals under the Ministry of Health (MoH), while the rest are serving at private and university hospitals. He said that 78 trainees were undergoing cardiology specialist training and would serve in […]
PM launches book on Covid-19
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin todaylaunched a book, The Covid-19 Chronicles of Malaysia (Second Edition), at the Prime Minister’s Office here. The book, containing the chronology on the Covid-19 outbreak in the country and strategies to address the pandemic, is a follow-up to The Covid-19 Chronicles of Malaysia published last June. The Ministry […]
635 healthcare graduates still waiting for placement
KUCHING: A total of 635 graduates in the medical field are still waiting for their placement, said Deputy Minister of Health II Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. He said among the graduates are those who have registered with the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and have passed the Public Service Commission (SPA) screening. “They will be offered […]
Celebrate Malaysia Day together
KUCHING: Malaysians are urged to celebrate Malaysia Day together despite not being able to physically attend the Malaysia Day celebration in Sibu. The event will take place at the Sibu Indoor Stadium tomorrow (Sept 16). Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the event will be organised in a moderate manner and in […]
Placement of doctors in Sarawak based on expertise and requirement
KUALA LUMPUR: The placement of doctors and medical specialists in Sarawak is done according to their expertise and requirement in the areas concerned, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said so far, there were requests for 361 specialist doctors to fill vacancies in hospital facilities in the state, including 30 family physicians. […]
Hospital hopes for 10 specialists
SIMANGGANG: The new Sri Aman Hospital, which has been long awaited by residents around the Sri Aman district, is expected to house 10 full-time specialists upon its completion next year. According to Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, the matter, however, will be decided by the Health Ministry (MoH). “I really hope that MoH will […]
Sudden spike in cases unsettling
BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF KUALA LUMPUR: “The burning embers have to be doused before it turns into a raging fire” is what Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said when announcing the current Covid-19 infectivity rate which has hit a critical level. Speaking during a question and answer session with the media after a Covid-19 […]