Health DG: We have solved the issue of PPE shortage
However, the ministry now faces the issue of distributing the PPEs to the respective hospitals in need of the gears, especially in Sabah and Sarawak.
Health DG: Software to predict geographic spread of COVID-19 infections in the works
Also involved in the collaboration is the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
Over 2,300 volunteers join COVID-19 frontline but MoH seeks more
More specifically, MoH director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry needs more anesthesiologists and nurses with specialized experience in intensive care to help attend increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients who are required to be placed in intensive care units (ICU).
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Health DG: COVID-19 infection rate in Malaysia still stable, no exponential spike so far
Director-General, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah explained that as long as the number of new cases are maintained at 150-200 cases daily, the outbreak is still manageable.
"Nonetheless, we are prepared for the worst," he said.
Malaysia chosen by WHO to take part in joint research to test COVID-19 cure
The collaboration is to facilitate the research on a novel antiviral drug called Remdesivir, which, according to Dr Noor Hisham, has been identified as a possible medicine to treat COVID-19 patients.
Health DG says most COVID-19 patients will recover
This comes as Malaysia just reported four new fatalities from the illness since yesterday noon, which has pushed the death toll to 23, out of a total of 2,031 positive cases so far.
COVID-19: One more patient dies, Malaysia's death toll rises to 20
The victim was patient No 780, a Malaysian male aged 76 who had attended the Tabligh assembly at the Sri Petaling Mosque.
Malaysia will face recession if partial lockdown extended, MIER warns
It also calls on the government to allocate RM75 billion more to cushion virus' impact.
Top Glove founder emerges as substantial shareholder of LBS Bina
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, LBS Bina said Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai bought the shares via direct business transactions between March 19 and 24 at 32 sen apiece or RM33 million.
Shopping mall industry could lose over RM750m during 14-day MCO: Association
The estimate includes super-regional malls, regional malls, neighbourhood malls, premium outlets, and shops that are allowed to stay open during this period, and excludes stand-alone hypermarket centres or supermarket centres in the street.
