KOTA BARU, 13 July 2009: Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak in the country was under control although the number of positive cases has reached more than 700. Most of the positive cases reported in the country are imported cases while a number of them are locally transmitted cases. […]
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Health Ministry prepares to raise H1N1 seriousness level
PUTRAJAYA, 6 July 2009: It’s just matter of time before the health authorities in the country decide to raise the level of seriousness in dealing with Influenza A(H1N1) from containment to mitigation stage, as more cases of local transmission are being reported. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the health authorities are likely […]
Influenza A(H1N1): 48 new cases detected
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2009: Forty eight new cases of Influenza A(H1N1), comprising 40 imported and eight locally-transmitted cases, were detected as of 8am today, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 244. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said of the 48 new cases, 36 involved Malaysians and the other […]
38 more H1N1 cases detected
PUTRAJAYA, 1 July 2009: Thirty-eight new Influenza A(H1N1) cases, comprising 33 imported cases and five local transmissions, were reported today, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 196. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said out of the 38 cases, 30 involved Malaysians, five Indonesians, and a Swede, Palestinian and Argentinean. […]
Influenza A(H1N1): Classes closed at Kudat school
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 […]
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, […]
“Schools should check students’ temperature”
PETALING JAYA, 23 June 2009: School staff should check the temperatures of students every day before class to help prevent the spread of Influenza A(H1N1), said Gerakan’s public health and social development central bureau head Datuk Dr Ng Keong Chye. Checking temperatures daily would allow school staff to identify sick children and send them to […]
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 […]
Five new cases of Influenza A(H1N1) in M’sia
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 June 2009: Five new cases of Influenza A(H1N1) have been detected in the country, bringing the total number of cases to 17. The director-general of health, Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican, said all were “imported” cases. The 17th case was a 26-year-old Malaysian woman who went for a holiday in Melbourne, […]
