Muhyiddin visits MAEPS low-risk patient Quarantine & Treatment Centre

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SERDANG: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today visited the Quarantine and Treatment Centre for low-risk Covid-19 patients at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) here. The prime minister was accompanied by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, Ministry of Health (MOH) secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Chen Chaw Min and Health director-general Datuk […]

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156 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, tally now 2,626: Health DG (Updated)

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PETALING JAYA: There were 156 new Covid-19 cases, with three deaths recorded at noon today, which brings the total number of infected and deceased cases to 2,626 and 37, respectively. “To date, (out of the 2,626 new cases), 94 are being treated in intensive care and of these, 62 cases require breathing assistance,” Health director-general

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Covid-19: Sarawak Yang Di-Pertua Negeri donates RM120,500 to HUS

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KUCHING: The Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud (pix) donates various equipment and essential items, worth RM120,500 to the Sarawak General Hospital (HUS) today, to help in the treatment of Covid-19 patients. The contribution was handed over by his senior private secretary Datuk Mustapa Han to HUS director Dr Ngian Hie Ung

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‘Chloroquine’ used to treat Covid-19 patients since first wave: Health DG

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PUTRAJAYA: Chloroquine, a drug used for malaria, has been used to treat Covid-19 patients since the first wave of the outbreak in Malaysia and has shown its efficacy, according to Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix). He said the anti-inflammatory properties of the drug were effective in treating Covid-19 which caused inflammation in

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More temporary hospitals to be opened if Covid-19 cases spike

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PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will open more temporary hospitals if Covid-19 cases increase drastically. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix) said the temporary hospitals would be for patients who did not need respiratory aid. “For example today we have 150 new cases. If we look at the daily situation, there is

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(Video) Covid-19: Family of seven stays cheerful despite virus infection

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KUALA LUMPUR: Although this family of seven has been tested positive for Covid-19, the five siblings who are currently quarantined at the Teluk Intan Hospital sure know how to stay cheerful instead of being despondent. Since yesterday, the TikTok video of Erika Syamim Samsu Ambia, 17, and her siblings has been trending on Twitter. “Even

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NYSC Camps, Stadium To Serve As Isolation Centres For Coronavirus Patients

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File photo The Nigerian Government has converted all National Youth Service Corps camps and four stadia in the country into isolation centres. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday dare, said this on his Twitter handle on Friday. “Mr President has approved for the Ministry of Youth and Sports to open and make available

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Patients who recover from Covid-19 can get infected again if guidelines not followed

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PUTRAJAYA: Patients who fully recover and from Covid-19 and are discharged from hospitals can be infected by the virus again if they defy advice issued by the Ministry of Health (MOH). Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix) said although the possibility of them being infected again is very low, they are advised to

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Which covid-19 patients will get a ventilator if there’s a shortage?

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If there’s a ventilator shortage, doctors and ethicists say priority should be given to people with the best chance of recovery and most years likely left to live Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238310-which-covid-19-patients-will-get-a-ventilator-if-theres-a-shortage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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US Returnee Suspected Of Having Coronavirus In Ondo Tests Negative

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A man named David, who came into Nigeria from Maryland, United States of America, and was suspected of having Coronavirus, has now tested negative for the virus. This was confirmed by a senior staff of the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo Town, Ondo State, where the man had been kept under observation all the while.

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