Published on: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
By: Bernama
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BATU PAHAT: Contact tracing is among the most challenging tasks faced by the Ministry of Health frontliners each time they come across a Covid-19 positive case or cluster.
This is because at times they may need to trace thousands of “close contacts” arising from the index case. It is an arduous task but it has to be done because contact tracing is a vital aspect of MOH’s early detection strategy to contain the transmission of the Covid-19 virus and prevent the pandemic from worsening.
MOH health workers involved in carrying out screening activities for individuals connected with the Batu Tujuh cluster here can attest to the difficulty in tracing and contacting them.
Contact tracing among main challenges faced by MOH staff 18 Jan 2021 / 12:00 H. The screening (risk analysis by healthcare personnel) is to identify the symptoms and travel history (via MySejahtera application), which is part of the Labuan Health Department to effectively control the infections in the duty-free-island here. f otoBERNAMA (2020) COPYRIGHTS RESERVED
BATU PAHAT, Jan 18: Contact tracing is among the most challenging tasks faced by the Ministry of Health frontliners each time they come across a COVID-19 positive case or cluster.
This is because at times they may need to trace thousands of “close contacts” arising from the index case. It is an arduous task but it has to be done because contact tracing is a vital aspect of MOH’s early detection strategy to contain the transmission of the COVID-19 virus and prevent the pandemic from worsening.
Published on: Friday, January 15, 2021
By: FMT
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PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 3,211 Covid-19 cases and eight deaths in the past 24 hours.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 1,939 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 115,227.
In a statement Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 151,066.
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There are 35,253 active cases with 204 patients receiving intensive care, of which 87 require respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the eight deaths raises the toll to 586.
Of the new cases today, only five were imported while 3,206 were local infections.
The eight fatalities involved seven Malaysians and one foreigner, with four deaths reported in Selangor, two in Sabah and one each in Johor and Kedah.
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has detected eight new Covid-19 clusters nationwide, bringing the total active clusters to 258.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a cluster involving factory workers in Pasir Gudang, Johor was found to have 42 confirmed positive cases.
He said the cluster, named the Jalan Keluli cluster, was detected from a targeted screening conducted at the factory since Dec 30.
Another cluster, named the Medan Idaman cluster, has been linked to 10 positive cases involving workers of a supermarket in Kuala Lumpur.
Dr Noor Hisham said the Jelita cluster in Miri, Sarawak, was found to be related to eight positive cases so far.