The Health Ministry has denied issuing any orders to shut down 1Malaysia clinics as alleged by viral social media posts.

However, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed there are plans to close some of the clinics.

"The Health Ministry wishes to notify, that up until now, it has not yet finalised or issued the order to close any of the 1Malaysia clinics which have been identified.

"This is because the review process needs to be refined before it is finalised by the Health Ministry's top management," Noor Hisham said in a statement today.

Earlier today a collage of notices alleging that several 1Malaysia clinics in Selangor would be closed down on either Aug 16 or Sept 1 went viral.

The notices provided suggestions for patients to visit other government health clinics or other clinics in the vicinity.

The notices were propped up on a keyboard against a computer monitor.

Noor Hisham said the clinics facing closure would be those which had: a low number of patients; other health facilities nearby; and high rent or operational costs.

He also reiterated two other plans Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad had for 1Malaysia clinics, some of which will be rebranded as community clinics.

The first measure is to upgrade some of the clinics to government health clinics, which offer a wider range of services and treatment.

The second is to gradually station more medical officers and pharmacists at these community clinics.

There are presently 347 1Malaysia clinics nationwide.