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US Doctors Report That COVID-19 Can Cause Sudden Stroke In Young Adults

However, they have already seen five patients in the past two weeks, instead of the usual average of less than two patients a month."Our report shows a sevenfold increase in incidence of sudden stroke in young patients during the past two weeks. Most of these patients have no past medical history and were at home with either mild symptoms or no symptoms of COVID-19," Oxley told CNN."All... Click here to […]

today24 April 2020

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5 Key Issues You Might Have Missed In The Prime Minister’s Speech Tonight

"With the possibility that the MCO period might be extended further, the government is looking at ways to revive the economy in phases," said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.He added, "I have ordered for the Ministry of Finace, the Economic Planning Unit, and the Prime Minister's Office to compose a thorough short-term, medium-term, and long-term Economy Revival Plan."According to the Prime... Click here to read the full article. Source:

today23 April 2020

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MOH: Latest Patient To Die Of COVID-19 Attended A Religious Gathering In Indonesia

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah just announced that there are 170 new COVID-19 cases today, 7 April During the press conference announcing the daily COVID-19 updates, he said that this brings the number of cases in Malaysia to a total of 3,963. Image via New Straits Times Out of the infected total, the Ministry of... Click here to read the full article. Source:

today22 April 2020

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Mental Health Experts Share How To Deal With Anxiety In These Times Of Uncertainty

According to Dr Low, this issue can be tackled not just by keeping ourselves psychologically healthy, but also biologically, behaviorally, and socially."Psychologically, it's important that we have an outlet for all the thoughts, anxieties, fears, and doubts that are bound to arise and stew in our heads when we're cooped up at home," he said. He suggested a good way to unload some of the... Click here to read the […]

today18 April 2020

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MOH Approves South Korea’s Antigen Rapid Test Kits. Here’s What You Should Know About It

A Reuters report said that a rising number of suspected cases in the country and the need for more testing had put a strain on the laboratories that have been set up to process samples.The ministry stopped published backlog data after over 8,000 results were reported pending.As of 16 April, over 90,000 people have been tested for COVID-19. Of which, 5,182 were positive.According to The... Click here to read the […]

today16 April 2020

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Trump Halts WHO Funding For “Severely Mismanaging And Covering Up The Spread” Of COVID-19

"The WHO failed in its basic duty and it must be held accountable," the US President said.According to reports, Trump has alleged WHO of covering up the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak in China before the coronavirus spread to over 200 countries and territories around the world.The US President, who has been on the back foot following criticism over his handling of the pandemic, has... Click here to read the […]

today15 April 2020

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A Group Of Doctors Are Driving Around After Work & Asking You To Help ‘Donate A Mask’

The group of doctors, nurses, a physiotherapist, and some medical students from Seremban have started a donation drive to make it easier for people to donate face masks and other PPE directly to frontliners.One of their driving forces, Dr Naren Selva is a senior government doctor attached to Klinik Kesihatan Lukut in Port Dickson. He is also one of the frontliners taking samples from... Click here to read the full […]

today14 April 2020

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Nationwide Bans On Ramadan Bazaars, Barbers, And Students Going Home

According to New Straits Times, Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the blanket ban was imposed after further deliberation and consideration of feedback from the public, health authorities, and non-governmental organisations.He added that university students will also not be allowed to leave their campuses.However, he assured that their welfare and meals will be the responsibility of the government... Click here to read the full article. Source:

today13 April 2020

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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About National Hero Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

Back in 2004, Dr Noor Hisham was given the honorary award dubbed the 'Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm' or also known as Kesatria Mangku Negara (KMN).Three years after that, he was bestowed with the title of 'Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service' or Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN). This award carries the title 'Datuk' and and is limited to only 300 living recipients... Click here to […]

today13 April 2020