KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 The second nationwide movement control order or MCO 2.0 in Malaysia was not a failure as the country succeeded in avoiding a US institute’s predictions of daily 20,000 new Covid-19 cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah stressed today. With parts of.
Dr Noor Hisham said 16 new Covid-19 clusters were identified across Malaysia today. Most of the [Covid-19] infection cases in our country now are sporadic within the community, which means we do not know the source of the infection,” Dr Noor Hisham said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.
He said the number of sporadic Covid-19 cases across the nation is higher than the number of pandemic cluster cases. The 25 Covid-19 related deaths reported today included one foreigner,” he said.
According to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) update on Twitter, the newly-confirmed Covid-19 infected individuals reported today brought the nation’s total number of pandemic cases to 436,944 so far.
Saturday, 08 May 2021 07:56 PM MYT
BY IDA LIM
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya on January 19, 2021. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 Malaysia was able to avoid having a spike in Covid-19 cases last year after Hari Raya by taking steps such as not holding open houses, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah pointed out today.
Dr Noor Hisham then urged Malaysians to help ensure that hospitals would not be forced into a situation of choosing which patient lives or dies when Intensive Care Unit (ICUs) beds run out, by not holding “superspreader” social events and complying with Covid-19 precautions.
08 May 2021 / 22:17 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians have been advised to take heed of the Covid-19 tsunami in India, and avoid a similar situation from occurring here, by strictly complying with the standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the government.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the sharp increase in the number of cases in India came following the government’s decision to loosen movement restrictions on March 7, after bringing the pandemic under control.
“Following the announcement, many in the country did not comply with the SOP when the flexibility was given. Gatherings have taken place at beaches, at religious ceremonies and at weddings.
PETALING JAYA: Most hospitals in the Klang Valley have used up all their intensive care unit (ICU) beds to treat Covid-19 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there are also other hospitals around the country that have surpassed 70% usage of ICU beds.
“We are looking into how we can accommodate space to treat patients who are at severe stages (Stages Four and Five).
“As such, the Health Ministry has issued letters to hospitals and state health department directors to take action to increase beds and their ICU capacity, ” he said yesterday.
He said such efforts could include converting critical care units (CCUs) or normal wards to ICUs.