Health

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPURThe Ministry of Health does not yet know how much its contingency spending will be in the event of an unexpected increase in new Covid-19 cases, its Deputy Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang told Dewan Rakyat today. He said this was because the ministry had already exhausted its …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) had spent RM1.17 billion as of Oct. 31 to handle the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Minister of Health II Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said he understood the RM1 billion allocation approved by the Ministry of Finance …

[ad_1] RESTRICTIONS on the entry of foreigners to Malaysia are based on an assessment matrix that can provide a clear picture of the risks of Covid-19 being imported into the country. Minister of the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof said that the criteria used …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health will observe the use of a Covid-19 vaccine in the UK, which announced a launch of the drug from Pfizer-BioNTech starting next week. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the UK’s regulatory agency for medicines and health products allowed …

[ad_1] Eat Just says its lab-grown meat will be sold as nuggets in Singapore. (Image from Pixabay) SINGAPORE: Singapore has given US company Eat Just the green light to sell its lab-grown chicken meat, in what the firm says is the world’s first regulatory approval for so-called clean meat that …

[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 1,472 new cases of Covid-19 at noon today and three deaths. Half of the new cases came solely from the Teratai cluster, which is linked to the Top Glove factory in Klang, Selangor. Health Director General Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The restrictions on the entry of foreigners into Malaysia are based on the risk assessment matrix scorecard which can provide a clear picture of the risk of imported Covid-19 cases into the country. The Minister of the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md …

[ad_1] COVID-19 | Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and said it will be launched early next week. A vaccine is seen as the best chance for the world to return to a semblance of normalcy amid …

[ad_1] ISKANDAR PUTERI: A total of 111 people, including 36 policemen and 71 policemen from the Iskandar Puteri District Police Headquarters, were quarantined after a police inspector tested positive for Covid-19. Johor Police Chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Dzulkhairi Mukhtar was absent …

[ad_1] Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says there have been requests for the return of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan staff working in Sabah. PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health is considering instructing its medical staff and public health workers in Sabah to return and assist in the management of Covid-19 in their …