Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021 11:41 AM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the doctor had other underlying conditions, for which he was diagnosed a month ago. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 A government doctor who had been on the frontlines battling Covid-19 has died, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed today but not from fatigue as claimed.
He said that the doctor had other underlying conditions, for which he was diagnosed a month ago.
“No, it’s not fatigue.
Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021 06:49 PM MYT
BY JERRY CHOONG
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, Jan 20 The Health Ministry reported 4,008 more Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases in Malaysia to 169,379.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of today’s cases, all but five were local transmissions.
“Selangor remains the state with the highest number of daily cases with 1,391 today, followed by KL with 513, and Johor with 470,” he said in a statement.
PUTRAJAYA: A funeral and a flood relief activity were among the causes of 16 new Covid-19 clusters detected in the country, the Health Ministry revealed.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): Despite the decision to maintain the overnight policy rate at 1.75%, economists noted Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s cautious tone in its monetary policy statement, with several expecting there to be another 25bps cut within the first half of the year.
In its statement, the Central Bank cited uncertainties surrounding the further resurgence of infections as well as “delays in mass inoculation against Covid-19”.
Given the uncertainties, it said the “stance of monetary policy going forward will be determined by new data and information, and their implications on the overall outlook for inflation and domestic growth”.
BNM stressed that the Central Bank “remains committed to utilise its policy levers as appropriate to create enabling conditions for a sustainable economic recovery”.
Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021 07:21 PM MYT
BY JERRY CHOONG
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, Jan 20 The Health Ministry has detected 16 new Covid-19 clusters, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said the clusters were located in Selangor, Sabah, Terengganu, Johor, Perak, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, KL Federal Territory and Pahang.
There are now 318 active clusters from the cumulative total of 685.
“The number of clusters which have been deemed as ended today is now 367, including three clusters which are the Jalan Domis cluster, Tinusa cluster and Delima cluster,” he said in a statement.