PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) immediately visited the Economic Stimulus Implementation & Coordination Unit Between National Agencies (Laksana) on the Ministry of Finance right here to watch the implementation of the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin) introduced final Friday. Muhyiddin stated Laksana is accountable for making certain the initiatives price RM250…
This Medical Product Alert warns consumers, healthcare professionals, and health authorities against a growing number of falsified medical products that claim to prevent, detect, treat or cure COVID-19. The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2) has increased demand for medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and reagents, all related to COVID-19, creating an opportunity for…
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 23 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. This brings to 174 the total cases confirmed in the country. The NCDC had earlier on Wednesday announced 12 cases in the country. In the latest cases, nine were confirmed in Lagos with seven in the Federal Capital Territory.…
The Ondo State Government has announced the immediate closure of all entry points into the state as part of moves to curb the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The announcement was made on Wednesday in a statement by spokesperson for the state government, Donald Ojogo. The statement reads, “Having observed COVID-19 and…
A United States citizen, who tested positive for Coronavirus in Lagos, has been moved back home to America. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, made the disclosure on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. He said, “The total #COVID-19 cases in Lagos is now 82. Eight patients have so far been discharged following their…
The Ondo State Government has shut down all markets including the ones selling essential commodities in the state. The government said the closure was part of measures to stem the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the country. In a statement, the Ondo Government said, “It has been observed that residents have flagrantly disobeyed this directive…
A lot of legal issues are bound to arise as an aftermath of the outbreak of Coronavirus otherwise referred to as COVID-19. There is therefore a need to shed light on some of the issues that may arise and how to navigate them. This article will x-ray the rights of patients, the rights of health…
KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals who received a ‘no record’ result when checking the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) aid via the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) official portal can make new applications online until April 30. All they have to do is to click on the ‘new application’ icon and follow the instructions given to make the application.…
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 43,462 clinical samples have been taken for Covid-19 testing to date, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. Of those, 2,908 samples tested positive, 32,894 turned out negative while 7,660 samples are pending results, he said. Dr Noor Hisham said the MOH is capable of handling 11,500 tests daily,…
In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, we are all vulnerable. The virus has shown that it does not discriminate – but many refugees, those forcibly displaced, the stateless and migrants are at heightened risk. Three-quarters of the world’s refugees and many migrants are hosted in developing regions where health systems are already overwhelmed and under-capacitated. Many live in overcrowded camps, settlements, makeshift shelters…