Malaysia re-imposes movement control order 11:36 | 14/01/2021
Noor Hisham, a high-ranking official of the Malaysian Ministry of Health, at the press conference (Photo: Bernama)
Kuala Lumpur â Malaysia re-applied the Movement Control Order (MCO) from January 13 to 26 in various locations as the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) was no longer effective, said Noor Hisham, a high-ranking official of the Malaysian Ministry of Health.
During a regular press conference on COVID-19 held on January 13, Hisham said that the MCO will last for four weeks at most.
He added that the CMCO was introduced in last October, but now a more drastic approach has to be taken to break the infection chain of the disease.
Singapore confirms 1st case of new Covid-19 strain 1 minute read
Bangkok Desk, Dec 24 (efe-epa).- Singapore has confirmed its first case of a person infected with the new variant of Covid-19 discovered in the United Kingdom.
The patient is a 17-year-old Singaporean who returned to the city state on Dec. 6 from the UK, where she had been studying since August, the Ministry of Health said in a statement Wednesday night.
The infected girl was in isolation when she started to experience a fever and her positive diagnosis was confirmed two days after her arrival in the Asian country.
The teenager has already finished the quarantine period and tested negative again; while her family members and people in direct contact with her have also tested negative.
LETTER | Healthcare coverage not universal if private GP clinics not part of plan
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LETTER | Malaysia was a signatory to the Alma Ata declaration in 1978. It was the first international declaration underlining the importance of primary healthcare in promoting and protecting the health of all people. At the 40th anniversary of the declaration in 2018 at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan, world leaders again reaffirmed that strong primary health care is essential to achieve universal health coverage.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that all roads lead to universal health coverage (UHC) which means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship.