Health

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health may allow asymptomatic Covid-19 patients to be treated at home in case its low-risk quarantine and treatment centers reach maximum capacity. Tan Sri Chief Health Officer Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said they were considering such a move, but that it would only be …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The 177 educational institutions in the red zones in Seremban, Negri Sembilan will remain closed until November 9, says the Ministry of Education. In a statement on Saturday (October 24), the ministry said that educational institutions would remain closed for 16 days starting Sunday (October 25), adding …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: To date, a total of 3,880 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Selangor, the Director General of Health, Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham (pix) said today. While a staggering number of new daily Covid-19 infections were recorded in Sabah with 889 cases today, Selangor also recorded …

[ad_1] Health Director General Noor Hisham Abdullah says the increase has been steady. PETALING JAYA: Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah says the ministry may propose an extension of the conditional motion control order (CMCO) for Selangor if Covid-19 cases in the state continue to rise. “If we look …

[ad_1] More than 200 inmates from Penang Pretrial Prison are now in the green zone and recovering. (Photo by Bernama) GEORGE TOWN: A total of 39 inmates at Penang Pretrial Prison tested positive for Covid-19 after undergoing a third screening. The prison director, Mohamed Jusoh Ismail, said the results of …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Azmin Ali criticized opposition lawmakers for claiming that the country would descend into dictatorship if a state of emergency were declared. Calling it irresponsible and unfit for a parliamentarian, he said the Opposition was sowing fear and resentment among the Rakyat rather than joining the …

[ad_1] Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, a Umno veteran, suspects that there are ‘not honorable motives’ behind the request for an emergency proclamation. PETALING JAYA: Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said the proposed Emergency proclamation will be the “last nail in the coffin” for Malaysia’s already battered economy once it is implemented. …

[ad_1] Medical staff from the intensive care unit of a hospital on the outskirts of Rome treat patients on October 21 (AP photo) PARIS: Grim data highlighted the struggle by authorities around the world to control the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday, as the US reported 80,000 infections in a single …

[ad_1] KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department today identified a new cluster of Covid-19 that was detected in the Kuching district here. Nicknamed the ‘Baki Group’, the case rate for the group involves Case 768 which tested positive on October 18. “A total of 68 close contacts of the case were …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: People in Selangor and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan will have to wait at least one day before the conditional movement control order (MCO) ends to see if it will be extended. When asked if the conditional MCO in these areas will be …