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Are pregnant women at higher risk for Covid-19?

Apr 30, 2020

Having a baby can be an anxious experience for mothers in the best of times – what more during the Covid-19 outbreak, although Professor Dr Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy says the limited evidence so far shows there’s nothing to be overly worried about:

"So far we do not see a preponderance of infection with Covid-19 among pregnant women. In other words, pregnant women are not at higher risk of getting infected nor are they at higher risk of developing severe infection.”

The Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the UKM Medical Centre also advises pregnant mom’s to continue with their antenatal visits, while taking the necessary precautions like wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing.

Govt could allow physical exercises that do not require physical contact for current MCO phase 

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We could soon be allowed outside our homes to get some much-needed exercise.

“Exercise is also part of our SOP. Certainly, we will consider: in terms of no close-contact exercise which will also be considered, provided they follow our guiding principles that there’s social distancing and there’s no public gatherings, etc.”

Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says the matter is being discussed…with an announcement to be made soon.

Health Ministry proposes for economic sectors to be reopened first

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The Health Ministry is proposing that economic sectors be reopened first, as it decides on the best time for schools and the rest of the social sector to open again:

“Let’s allow the economic sector to start, and then hopefully, we’ll monitor the situation and within two to four weeks, before we decide the social and education sectors be reopened.”

Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says the guidelines for reopening are ready, they just need to ensure that these businesses and establishments can strictly adhere to the regulations.