Health

[ad_1] GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): The Penang government announced a special financial aid (BKK) amounting to half a month’s salary or a minimum of RM1,000 for the 4,009 state officials. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, presenting the 2021 State Budget in the State Assembly on Monday (October 12), said that the …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health has requested the appointment of 1,899 additional contracted physicians for the public health system to face the Covid-19 pandemic, says Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba. The Health Minister said that recent events in Kedah, Sabah and Selangor showed that additional medical officers were …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: At least 23 local and foreign employees of the Tropicana Golf and Country Resort have tested positive for Covid-19. Petaling Jaya OCPD communication assistant Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said 11 positive cases were identified on Sunday (October 11). “We have just received information from the Ministry of …

[ad_1] IPOH: The retired teacher who lives among mounds of rubbish and clutter in her two-story house in Simpang Pulai is mentally stable, says chairman of the state health committee Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud. He said an initial mental evaluation of her for signs of depression, anxiety and stress showed …

[ad_1] Last added places: SK Keramat AU, Kuala Lumpur; SMK USJ 12, Subang Jaya; Taman Ambar, Alor Setar. Below are the verified locations that were reportedly affected today. However, the list does not include locations that have been temporarily closed pending the results of the swab tests of the individuals …

[ad_1] COMMENTARY | I have read Dr. Tachdjian’s open letter to Prime Minister “Covid-19: Wake Up, Stop Talking, Take Action” with great intention. Although it is not directed at me, but as the Director General of Health, I have to understand what this “staff member of the Ministry of Health …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health confirmed that one of seven imported Covid-19 cases announced on Sunday is a 23-year-old Malaysian woman. She is a work permit holder currently working in Singapore and was placed on the Home Stay Notice (SHN) upon arrival, she said in her full details released …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: MBSB Bank Bhd confirmed today that one of its non-customer-facing employees based at Kenanga International, Jalan Sultan Ismail, has tested positive for Covid-19. The employee, who contracted Covid-19 from a family member, is now being treated. In accordance with Ministry of Health (MoH) guidelines, MBSB Bank has …

[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s medical facilities and health caregivers are overburdened as the state struggles with a daily triple-digit increase in Covid-19 cases. Doctors, nurses and medical support services continue to fight as authorities struggle to establish “extension” rooms outside of hospitals. The leaders, who were expecting a new wave …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health (MINSA) is increasing its service capacity in Sabah to be better prepared to handle the increase in Covid-19 cases in the state, says Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba. The Health Minister said that among the initiatives implemented to ensure that the state was …