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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): The Ministry of Health (MOH) aims to increase the capacity of Covid-19 tests in laboratories nationwide to 200,000 tests a day, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said although the 68 laboratories currently conducting the tests had reached 100% capacity with over 76,000 tests a day, there were still private laboratories, laboratories at university hospitals and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) hospitals that could help increase the capacity. "With a unified command centre, besides the fact that we can move our patients to the hospitals, it is im...

IMR doctor speaks of experience testing M'sia's first Covid-19 positive cases Modified29 Jan 2021, 3:14 am A - It was Jan 25, 2020. The sun hasn't risen yet. But for a team of doctors and lab technicians attached to the Institute of Medical Research Malaysia (IMR), their eyes could not have opened wider. They each had just received a phone call. Perhaps the most shocking one in their lives as researchers in the country's most elite medical laboratory. "The National Public Health Laboratory (MKAK) in Sungai Buloh has concluded their tests, and it looks like we might have the first positive Sar...

Share Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, in this interview with newsmen, speaks on the activities of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, insecurity and the resurgence of COVID-19 in the state and the measures his government is taking to address them.   Despite the commitment of your government to the security of the state, there have been some security challenges, with the Police in the state seeming not to be self-motivated. Following the #EndSARS saga, the Police in the state appear to be reluctant to return to work fully. What is going on?  The #EndSARS protests l...

Some people want Amotekun to fail — Makinde On By Yinka Ajayi Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State believes some people want Oyo State Security Network Agency, also known as Operation Amotekun, to fail amid security challenges in parts of the state. Makinde also speaks on the second wave of COVID-19 and the measures his government is taking to address them. Despite the commitment of your government to the security of the state, there have been some security challenges with the police in the state seeming not to be self-motivated. Following the #EndSARS saga, the police in Oyo appear to be re...