PUTRAJAYA, 26 June 2009: Two classes of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Abdul Rahim 2, Kudat in Sabah were ordered to close temporarily from yesterday following the detection of an Influenza A(H1N1) case, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said. The closure involved 125 students and teachers, who are now placed under house quarantine. Ismail […]
Dr Ismail Merican
More stringent H1N1 checks in airports
PUTRAJAYA, 24 June 2009: More stringent checks have been put in place in the country’s international airports to detect Influenza A(H1N1) in incoming passengers because some of them have been untruthful with their health information, Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said today. He said there had been a 400% increase in […]
12 new H1N1 cases detected
PUTRAJAYA, 24 June 2009: Twelve new Influenza A(H1N1) confirmed cases have been reported over the past 24 hours, Director-General of Health Tani Sr Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said today. Ismail said of the total, 10 were imported cases, while two were locally transmitted. Three of the cases involved two from Yemen and one from Indonesia, […]
First local case of Influenza A(H1N1)
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: Malaysia has recorded its first local infection of influenza A(H1N1) involving a 17-year old female Malaysian student. Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican in a statement today said the girl, the 19th person positive for influenza A(H1N1), had no history of having travelled to a country that […]
Dengue: Private doctors must protect themselves
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 17 June 2009: The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Association of Malaysia (FPMPAM) is urging all private clinics to report even suspected cases of dengue to the nearest District Health Office. “This is best so that doctors will not be exposed to the very severe consequences in the form of a fine, jail […]
