Malaysia – According to Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, there has been a substantial rise in the number of Covid-19 education clusters recently, with 92 recorded in the most recent epidemiological week (ME) 7/2022. He said that 61 education clusters were registered the week before (ME6). From January 1 to February 19, the Crisis Preparedness and Response …

Malaysia – The number of cases, fatalities, bed usage and use of intensive care units for Covid-19 patients reported daily continued to show a downward trend in the 41st epidemiological week (ME), said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He also said that throughout the duration of the 41st ME, namely from Oct 10-16, the infectivity rate or …

Malaysia – Malaysia reported 7,373 new Covid-19 cases today, just hours before the prime minister was due to make a special statement, perhaps regarding the easing of interstate travel restrictions. The new cases reflect a decrease of almost 1,300 from 8,743 cases. Additionally, it implies that the number of new cases in Malaysia has stayed below 10,000 for eight consecutive …

DAP leader Lim Kit Siang underlined to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin his earlier warnings that immunization alone would not address Malaysia’s Covid-19 issues. The Iskandar Puteri MP contrasted Indonesia’s achievement in decreasing daily cases, stating that despite its bigger population, the neighboring country had reduced its infection rate much quicker than Malaysia. For more than four weeks, Southeast Asia’s third …

According to Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the death of a high-ranking government official is the first fatality reported out of the 97 Covid-19 infections discovered in relation to Parliament thus far. Dr Noor Hisham stated that the official whose death was reported tested positive for Covid-19 on July 31 through a RT-PCR test, adding that this …

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that a meeting with the alternative national recovery council has been held for the discussion of the Covid-19 crisis in the country. He said that the virtual meeting was held along with the 18 members that involves Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said and a number of the so-called …

The Ministry of Health (MOH) recorded another rise in the number of the Covid-19 patients placed in intensive care units (ICU) during the last 24 hours, having reached a total of 961 cases of patients with severe symptoms by noon. In the same period, the death reports came to a total of 91. Public health workers sent desperate appeals for …