PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Covid-19 data are authentic as they undergo a thorough verification process daily, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said it is important for every country to ensure that its day-to-day Covid-19 data are accurate and managed with a transparent system.
“All test results conducted at government or private health facilities must be uploaded to the Public Health Laboratory Information System (Simka).
“The data from all states will be compiled daily at noon by the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC).
“After that, the data are analysed and verified before they are registered.
20 Apr 2021 / 20:58 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
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GAJAH: There was no element of unfair treatment against six students of the Perak Matriculation College in Gopeng who were compounded RM1,500 each by the Ministry of Health (MOH) for not wearing face masks yesterday.
State Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Mohd Akmal Kamarudin said the MOH officers issuing the compound were only carrying out their duties to ensure standard operating procedures (SOPs) were complied with to check the spread of Covid-19.
He said the students could still make an appeal to reduce the compounds and the state government was confident the students would be able to settle them.
Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021 03:28 PM MYT
BY SOO WERN JUN
A health worker puts a test tube into biohazard plastic after collecting a sample for Covid-19 testing in Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, January 18, 2021. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 The Health Ministry reported 2,341 new Covid-19 infections today, with the majority of cases detected in Sarawak.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Twitter update said this brings the nation’s cumulative Covid-19 cases to 379,473.
“The state with the highest new Covid-19 infections is Sarawak at 600, followed by Selangor at 539 and Kelantan at 429,” he said.
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has identified seven new Covid-19 clusters, taking the number of active ones up to 340.
Four of the new clusters have been categorised as community outbreaks, two are linked to the education sector while one is related to a workplace.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the community cluster of Sungai Rian in Sarawak has 48 positive cases so far.
“This cluster was discovered from a targeted screening exercise conducted on the community of Sungai Rian in Bintangor since April 12.
“Out of 119 individuals who were screened, 48 have turned out to be Covid-19 positive, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.