The state health department initially stated that the pay cut for the fixed entertainment allowance (ITK) and the fixed public service allowance (ITKA) would be enforced without exception.
Dr Adham Baba says positions for government doctors are not added based on the rising number of medical graduates, but based on actual need in facilities.
The Malaysian Medical Association, Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia, and Malaysian Pharmacists Society say private health care workers should only be required to show proof of employment at roadblocks, not MITI approval letters.
Health care workers who experience mild Covid-19 symptoms should not go to work and get tested instead if necessary, says an infectious disease expert from UM.
A Ministry of Health (MOH) vaccination team member at Melaka Hospital says the Covid-19 inoculation process is getting easier, after some initial anxiety.
Although vaccinations for Category 1 and 2 of frontliners are meant to run concurrently, this is not reflected at the ground level, says the Malaysian Medical Association.