7 August 2020 Malaysia Police Remand 32 For Violating Covid-19 SOPs Three Covid-19 cases have been reported in prisons or a lock-up in Sabah, Kelantan, and Negri Sembilan.
6 August 2020 Malaysia No Rise In Deaths Among Non-Coronavirus Patients During Pandemic: Minister Dr Adham Baba says 139 hospitals provided services to non-Covid-19 patients during the pandemic.
6 August 2020 Malaysia Sarawak And Sabah Have Fewer Doctors Than WHO Target, MP Tells Minister The nationwide doctor-to-population ratio does not paint the full picture of reality on the ground, especially in rural areas, says Dr Kelvin Yii.
5 August 2020 Malaysia MOH Reports 21 New Covid-19 Cases, Six Community Transmissions Three of the local transmissions were from Kedah's Sivagangga cluster; two in Sabah; and one in Johor.
5 August 2020 Malaysia Malaysia Studying Covid-19 Vaccine For Animal Testing More than 150 coronavirus vaccines are in development around the world.
5 August 2020 Malaysia Let Contract Doctors Get Local Specialist Training: Bandar Kuching MP Doctors who manage to secure a place in local masters programmes should be given contract extensions or permanent posts, says Dr Kelvin Yii.
5 August 2020 Malaysia MOH Allows Private Clinics, Hospitals To Test Low-Risk People For Covid-19 The antigen rapid tests must be conducted in specific rooms or booths with good ventilation flow.
4 August 2020 Malaysia MOH Has Enough PPE Stock For Three Months The Ministry of Health has spent RM252.7 million from a total allocation of RM299.4 million for protective gear for frontliners.
4 August 2020 Malaysia Malaysia Meets WHO Target Of Doctors, Nurses For Universal Health Coverage: Minister Malaysia’s doctor to population ratio is 1:454 across the public and private sectors.
4 August 2020 Malaysia Malaysia Reports One New Covid-19 Case, None In ICU Today’s new coronavirus case came from screening of a person with severe acute respiratory infection, who was treated in Tuanku Fauziah Hospital in Perlis.