Ragananthini Vethasalam
Ragananthini is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.
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Malaysia’s Covid-19 testing meets WHO expectations
Noor Hisham says detection rate within international agency’s yardstick.
Small Covid-19 clusters among overseas returnees, says health D-G
Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah points out tabligh cluster accounts for 40% of country’s total infections.
We need to flatten the curve to give ICUs breathing room, says Noor Hisham
Director-general of health says hospitals need bed space to cope with sudden unexpected surge in Covid-19 cases.
5 coronavirus deaths, 208 infections today
This brings Malaysia’s death toll to 50 and overall cases to 3,116.
Statistics Training Institute in Perak turned into quarantine centre
It's to house close contacts of Hilir Perak cluster, says Health D-G.
Health Ministry to get 3,000-staff boost to battle Covid-19
1,500 new medical workers inducted on March 16, another 2,660 to be taken in on Wednesday.
Ministry mulls EMCO for some areas in Selangor
State has highest number of infections in the country.
Bold second stimulus will help economy weather virus, say economists
Businesses, households get much needed financial assistance.
RM4.5 billion in exemptions to ease SMEs’ cash flow in Covid-19 package
The money is split into 5 initiatives to help businesses affected by the pandemic.
RM8 million insurance, takaful fund to subsidise private Covid-19 tests
The fund will foot up to RM300 of the screening costs by insurance or takaful holders at private healthcare facilities.
PM announces RM250 billion stimulus package amid Covid-19 pandemic
Muhyiddin Yassin promises no one will be left behind.
Logistics hurdle for food suppliers under MCO
One issue is lack of coordination between ministries and those enforcing govt directive on the ground.
