Patients can continue with their existing care plans at Gleneagles Hospitals, Pantai Hospitals and Prince Court Medical Centre knowing that they are in a safe environment.
The Academy of Medicine Malaysia (AMM) asks the government to revoke the exemption order for ministers to only quarantine for three days upon arrival from abroad, until there is scientific evidence that suggests differently.
The number of people tested for Covid-19 dropped from over 67,000 people tested on Feb 3 to some 49,000 on Feb 9, while the positive rate on Feb 9 was 5.6%.
Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also explained that ministers who strictly follow a travel bubble, adhere to guidelines such as not going to public places, travelling with a private plane etc, will be allowed three days’ quarantine.
The app now has additional features that allow users to scan both SELangkah and MySejahtera QR codes, GPS check-ins to premises, QR code scan history log, as well as new commercial features.
Ismail Sabri Yaakob cites the Unicef-UNFPA report that found unemployment among heads of low-income households living in KL doubled to 15% last December.
In Southeast Asia, Malaysia has been recording the highest daily new confirmed Covid-19 cases per million people on a seven-day rolling average since October 19, 2020.
Former Health director-general Dr Mohamad Taha Arif and epidemiologist Dr Andrew Kiyu, both of whom are public health experts, have been appointed to an independent committee advising the King on the Emergency.
Private health care providers must undergo a steep learning curve to handle Covid-19 patients, hence they say it is better for them to treat critically ill non-Covid patients from the public sector.