Twentyfold increase in Covid-19 cases in Johor, says Health Exco

JOHOR BARU: There has been almost a twentyfold increase in reported Covid-19 cases in Johor in the past two weeks, says a state executive council member. State health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon (pic) said a total of 673 positive cases have been recorded in the current week starting Dec 16 (Week 50). "This is...

Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah latest to join ‘School in Hospital’ programme

ALOR SETAR: Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah has become the latest hospital in the country to provide education to students who are warded in hospitals under the “School in Hospital” (SIH) programme. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the hospital is the 16th of 17 hospitals in the country to participate in the programme. "This programme is vital, especially in...