KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — In view of the rising temperature and warmer weather, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has advised the public to take precautionary measures to avoid heat stroke.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country for the 19th epidemiological week (ME) this year (May 8 to May 14) increased by 119.2 per cent to 19,137 cases compared to 8,732 cases in ME18.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has agreed to grant conditional registration approval for the product Evusheld 100 milligrammes per millimetre (mg/ml) Solution For Injection (Tixagevimab 100 mg/ml and Cilgavimab 100 mg/ml) manufactured by AstraZeneca AB of Sweden.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — There has been a rise in the country’s Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) although there is no drastic rise in cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia for the 18th epidemiological week (ME18) from May 1 to 7 dropped 58.3 per cent, to 8,732 cases from 20,937 cases the week before, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has never endorsed any product or food which can replace medicines including insulin to treat diabetes and control blood sugar.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will set up an independent task force to investigate the death of a houseman at the Penang Hospital (HPP) who was reported to have fallen to his death from a rented apartment on April 17.

PUTRAJAYA, May 5 — The number of dengue cases in the country is reported to have risen from 967 cases in the epidemiological week (EW) 16/2022 to 1,021 cases in EW 17/2022, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The total number of Covid-19 patient admission into health facilities for every 100,000 residents fell 15 per cent in the 17th Epidemiology Week (ME) from April 24 to 30, 2022, compared to the 16th ME.

PUTRAJAYA, May 2 — A Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) with a capacity of 20 beds has been opened at the Putrajaya Hospital (HPJ) and the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang Hospital (HTAR) as part of preparations to face any possible surge in Covid-19 cases.

PUTRAJAYA, May 2 — The Health Ministry (MOH) expects a spike of positive Covid-19 cases after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration but a majority of cases are in categories one and two, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has agreed to reinstate the status of Sungai Buloh Hospital to a non-Covid-19 medical hospital as before the onset of the pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The Health Ministry’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has urged the public to refrain from buying and using three cosmetic products which have been found to contain scheduled poison Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Malaysia recorded 6,900 recoveries from Covid-19 yesterday compared to 3,471 new cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — A total of 3,361 new Covid-19 cases were recorded yesterday, with 3,331 cases or 99.11 per cent in categories one and two.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — It took three months for the number of daily Covid-19 cases in the country to drop to about 2,000, with 2,478 cases recorded last Monday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — The excess mortality rate in Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic was much lower compared to most other countries, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, April 25 — The public health practices carried out during the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic have also managed to reduce the number of dengue fever cases, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said during the first and second phases...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — A total of 4,006 new Covid-19 cases were recorded Sunday (April 24) with 32.15 per cent of them in Category 1 and 67.25 per cent in Category 2, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — A total of 10,041 recoveries from Covid-19 infection were recorded in the country yesterday which is near twice the 5,624 new infections recorded.