KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) has called upon the government to prioritise Covid-19 interventions that will help reduce cases, as well as protect hospitals and intensive care facilities during the full-scale lockdown. It said doing so would also give Malaysian.
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PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to implement a more targeted movement control order (MCO) with mass targeted testing to prevent a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.
The Health and Sciences Covid-19 Advisory Group of Experts (EAG) said the government should prioritise mitigating the spread of the virus as it was no longer realistic to try and get infection rates down to zero,
It said all resources must be focused on enhancing the implementation of targeted MCOs.
It recommended that all MCO areas must fully employ the digitised find, test, trace, isolation, and support (FTTIS) system, which includes the proposed targeted mass testing strategy.
Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 07:00 AM MYT
BY SHAHRIN AIZAT NOORSHAHRIZAM
The study found that patients with Covid-19 symptoms who underwent surgery within six weeks of their diagnosis increased their risk of postoperative mortality from 3.6 per cent to 4 per cent. ― AFP pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 A new global study has recommended that patients with Covid-19 should delay surgery for at least seven weeks to lower the risk of postoperative mortality.
The joint statement by the College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine Malaysia and University of Birmingham said the study’s findings revealed patients who undergo surgery six weeks after their initial Covid-19 diagnosis are two-and-a-half times more likely to die post-op.
LETTER | Support inclusive Covid-19 immunisation plan
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LETTER | The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, its colleges, chapters as well as other medical organisations listed below congratulate the Health Ministry, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the government for a successful launch of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
We are encouraged to see our colleagues on the frontlines get vaccinated as they continue to protect and serve Malaysians.
We also welcome the government’s decision to include pregnant and breastfeeding mothers as well as immunocompromised people, namely cancer patients, in the immunisation plan (as announced on March 1).