A journalist and presenter Najwa Shihab revealed the reason she wanted to invite Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto to her program “Mata Najwa”. Najwa wants to say it after the video of Mata Najwa with the edition of “Menanti Terawan” or waiting for Terawan went viral on social media. The presence of officials like Terawan, according to Najwa, is necessary …

During September, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia continues to increase significantly. The average daily increase is 3,000 cases. Based on data on Monday, September 14, the number of positive cases has reached 221,523, with 158,405 people declared cured and as many as 8,841 people dead. Unlike the previous months, since early September, the number of daily …

Indonesia has recorded seven times exceeding the 3,000 positive cases of COVID-19 in a day. Among them happened in the last five days in a row. National COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson, Wiku Adisasmito, explained that this figure was due to an increase in a community activity that was not accompanied by the awareness of the application of health protocols. “The …

South Korea ordered doctors in the Seoul region to return to work as they began a three-day strike in protest against multiple government measures, including one to increase the number of doctors coping with health emergencies such as coronavirus. Trainee doctors staged simultaneous walkouts, and thousands of additional doctors were scheduled to launch a three-day strike. The strikes come as …

Thailand will postpone clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine due to limited overseas manufacturing space, a senior official said on Wednesday, but plans to restart trials by the end of the year. Health authorities had expected human vaccine testing by October, but will postpone the full ability of factories abroad for several months, said Kiat Ruxrungtham, director of the vaccine …

After a week when the Movement Control Order (MCO) was announced, it has been reported that Malaysians come to respect the orders of social distancing in hopes to control the Covid-19 outrebreak. The authorities finally sees the positive developments that they have been hopint to obtain out of their implementation effors. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said during …

PUTRAJAYA  – Amid the Covid19 outbreak in the country, the Health Ministry in cooperation with private medical providers and hospitals, has launched a home-based sampling service. In a press conference on ‘Uberisation: Home Sampling COVID-19’, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Health director-general, shared the news that the Ministry of Health has no barriers for those who want to get the …

KUALA LUMPUR – From 99 cases, the Ministry of Health has issued a statement that Covid-19 cases soar to 117 as at writing, March 9. Director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the patient identified as case 101 is a businessman with a travel history to Iran from Feb 20 to 27 with his business partner. In a report, Dr …

PUTRAJAYA – The first Malaysian national to test positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus has recovered from the disease and has been discharged from the hospital. The 41-year-old man from Selangor who tested positive for the virus have been treated at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Malaysian Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said in a statement. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad …

KUALA LUMPUR – A 63-year-old man from China, the 10th person infected with the novel coronavirus (nCoV-2019) has fully recovered and expected to be discharged from the hospital today Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the Chinese national has been treated at Hospital Kuala Lumpur and was given a clean bill of health after having his test …