MINTIE delivers proven worldwide COVID surge capacity solution

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — With the worldwide healthcare industry commemorating International Infection Prevention Week, Oct 17-23, MINTIE LLC, a third-generation healthcare product innovator and an Alliance Environmental Group company, continues its effo…

Flood: 680 healthcare personnel will be mobilised in Terengganu

KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 20 — A total of 680 Terengganu Health Department staff will be mobilised to help flood victims at the temporary evacuation centres (PPS) statewide this year.Its director, Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong, said of the total, 322 personne…

COVID: Over 22 million of Malaysia’s adult population fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — A total of 22,013,263 individuals or 94 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday(Oct 19).According to the Health Ministry’s data on the COVIDNOW portal, 22,764,20…

World Sight Day 2021: MAB distributes 300 food baskets to needy blind

KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Oct — The Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) in collaboration with the Lions Club Petaling Jaya and Tune Protect Insurance have distributed 300 food baskets to needy blind individuals living in areas around Kuala Lumpur and Pet…

COVID: 98.38 per cent of teachers in Pahang vaccinated

KUANTAN, Oct 13 — About 98.38 per cent of teachers in Pahang have received their COVID-19 vaccination, while 301 teachers have yet to get vaccinated, said state Education director, Mohammad Rosli Abdul Rahman.He said the teachers who had yet to receiv…

COVID: 98.3 pct of new cases Wednesday in categories one, two – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — A total of 98.3 per cent or 7,817 out of 7,950 new COVID-19 cases reported as of noon today were in category one (asymptomatic) and category two (mild symptoms). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the r…

MOH not involved in fixing cost of managing COVID-19 patients’ bodies

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is not involved in fixing the cost of managing the remains of COVID-19 patients, the Dewan Negara was told today.Its Deputy Minister I Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said all the costs were determined by…