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 […]
Bomba committed in fight against virus
KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is committed in assisting the Health Ministry (MOH) in the fight against Covid-19. Its director Khirudin Drahman said the department is among the agencies that are directly involved in pandemic management. Among its tasks and roles as decided at the Special High Level Committee (HLC) chaired by […]
RM1 billion more to fight Covid-19
PUTRAJAYA: The government will channel additional allocation of RM1 billion through a more comprehensive people-centric economic stimulus package, (Prihatin) for the procurement of equipment and services to fight the threats of Covid-19, including the services of private medical experts. In fact, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the insurance and takaful industry players would […]
GLCs donate RM60 mln to MOH, tax deduction for contributions
KUALA LUMPUR: Government-linked companies (GLCs) have to-date donated about RM60 million in the form of medicine, medical equipment and personal protective equipment to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The corporate sector is encouraged to emulate the generosity of GLCs in assisting national efforts to combat the Covid-19 outbreak, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz said. “The government welcomes […]
MOH receives medical supplies from CCC-ECRL
SHAH ALAM: Communications Construction Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL), the main contractor of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, today donated medical supplies to assist the Health Ministry (MOH) in dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak in the country. The donations were handed over by the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia, Bai Tian to the Health Ministry secretary-general Dr Chen Chaw Min […]
MOH opens special Covid-19 account to raise fund to purchase medical equipment
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has opened a special bank account to enable members of the public to make donations to the ministry in its efforts to tackle Covid-19. According to the posting on the ministry’s Facebook page today, the donations would be used to purchase medical equipment, medicines, reagent (chemical reactant), disposable materials and other […]
RM600 million for MOH to tackle Covid-19
PUTRAJAYA: The government will channel additional allocations totalling RM600 million to the Ministry of Health (MOH) to support the ministry’s efforts to tackle Covid-19, including the recruitment of new staff on a contract basis, especially nurses. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said of the total, RM500 million will be used to purchase medical equipment, such […]
153 new confirmed cases in Malaysia
KUCHING: Malaysia now has 153 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally of positive cases up to 1,183 cases. In a statement issued by the Health Ministry (MoH), its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed that out of the figure, 90 cases were related to the ‘tabligh’ gathering cluster at Jamek Seri Petaling Mosque. […]
Malaysia records first two deaths
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded its first two deaths from Covid-19 today, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said. “The 178th case is a Malaysian, aged 34, who attended the tabligh religious gathering at Masjid Jamek in Sri Petaling recently. He began showing symptoms on March 5 and received treatment at Permai Hospital in Johor Bahru on March […]
Ministry’s move positive and timely
1,000 HOUSEMEN KUCHING: It is a positive and timely move by the Health Ministry (MOH) to station 1,000 housemen at public hospitals nationwide to support medical staff, particularly doctors, who had their hands full due to the outbreak. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Commission) Datuk Dr Abdul […]