Health

[ad_1] The Minister of State, Masidi Manjun, said that “it is time for everyone to have the opportunity to return.” KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has relaxed its entry restrictions for Malaysians and non-citizens with long-term passes to enter the state starting tomorrow. They would only have to prove that they tested …

[ad_1] It has been a profitable pandemic for Top Glove Corp, the world’s largest manufacturer of disposable rubber gloves. But as the company helps meet the world’s needs for public health equipment, its own workers are suffering. This week, the Malaysian government announced that at least 3,400 Top Glove employees …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The government may consider reducing the mandatory 14-day quarantine duration required for travelers arriving in Malaysia, says the Ministry of Health. Its Managing Director Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (Photo) He said many countries impose a shorter period for quarantine compared to Malaysia’s mandatory 14-day resolution. “We …

[ad_1] Fitch downgrades Malaysia’s sovereign rating to BBB + for the first time –A +A KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Fitch Ratings downgraded Malaysia’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) to ‘BBB +’ from ‘A-‘ with a stable outlook. The depth and duration of the Covid-19 crisis have weakened several …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Nations must unite to fight Covid-19 vaccine-related misinformation and anti-vaccination propaganda as the world prepares national vaccination plans to contain the pandemic, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said. He said that as much as Covid-19 presents itself as an invincible enemy, the dangers of misinformation …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,141 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Dec 4), bringing the total number of infections to 70,236 since the pandemic began. At a press conference, Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that both Sabah and Selangor had 320 new cases respectively, the highest …

[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 1,141 new Covid-19 cases during the 24-hour period that ended at noon today. No new deaths were reported during the period, the first time in more than a month. However, the number of patients requiring intensive care and those requiring mechanical ventilation …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department expects between 200,000 and 250,000 illegal immigrants to participate in the labor recalibration and repatriation plans, the latest government initiative to reduce the number of undocumented foreigners in the country. Its CEO, Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud (Photo) said that since the program launched on Nov. …

[ad_1] JAKARTA (Reuters) – Dr. Sardjono Utomo, a senior Indonesian doctor, was admitted to his local hospital in East Java on Tuesday afternoon. In just over 24 hours, as his fellow doctors called hospital after hospital looking for a respirator in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city and within a few hours’ …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Australia is learning the hard way that strict enforcement alone cannot stop the growing number of smokers turning to the black market for tobacco, the Retail and Trade Brand Advocacy (RTBA) said today. The comments from RTBA, an international non-governmental organization that aims to safeguard supply chains and …