KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 The Health Ministry logged 20 new Covid-19 clusters today, including eight workplace clusters and six “community” clusters. Another four clusters involved educational institutions, while the remaining two were categorised as “religious” clusters. In a statement.
PUTRAJAYA: As the number of Covid-19 infections continues to rise globally, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has cautioned Malaysians against pandemic fatigue.
The Health director-general noted that in Malaysia alone, Covid-19 cases had surged in the past month, as 61,984 infections and 235 deaths were registered in April alone. “The country’s hospital capacity is also struggling, with many Klang Valley hospitals reporting more than 70% utilisation rate of intensive care unit (ICU) beds.
“Up to May 3, the number of Covid-19 cases in the world has reached 152 million, while deaths have reached 3.2 million.
“This recent spike in Covid-19 cases is caused by pandemic fatigue, among others.
Avoid three poisonous cosmetic products Health DG 04 May 2021 / 21:29 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has urged the public to refrain from buying and using three cosmetic products that have been detected to contain scheduled poisons.
Health director-general (DG) Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (
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“Notification of the cosmetic products involved has been cancelled by the MOH senior director of Pharmaceutical Services. Therefore, these cosmetic products are no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia,” he said in a statement, today.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Health Ministry has urged the public to refrain from buying and using three cosmetic products that have been detected to contain scheduled poisons.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the products were Deeja Cosmetic Yulai Cream, Deeja Cosmetic Laila Cream and Deluxe Beauty - Ultra Lightening Cream Pearl Perfect Fairness which each contain hydroquinone, mercury and betamethasone 17-valerate. The notification of the cosmetic products involved has been cancelled by the MOH senior director of Pharmaceutical Services. Therefore, these cosmetic products are no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia, ” he said in a statement on Tuesday (May 4).