Health

[ad_1] COVID-19 | The number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia is expected to rise steadily over the next four weeks, unless stronger interventions are introduced to reduce its spread, according to projections from the MRC Center for Global Analysis of Infectious Diseases. Imperial College London. Their model estimated that the …

[ad_1] NOW ROUNDING | In short, the key headlines that were perhaps missed yesterday. 1. The Covid-19 cases in the Klang Valley yesterday eclipsed those in Sabah, while the director general of the Ministry of Health urged those waiting for the test results to be patient. Bangi Ong legislator Kian …

[ad_1] Following my November 5 article on the good, the not-so-good, and the ugly, a new group was announced in Penang. Intan’s group involved a foreign worker and was traced back to a 30-year-old female worker who was infected in a routine examination as she was about to leave for …

[ad_1] Dr. Mahathir Mohamad says he supports a proposal for ministers to accept a 30% pay cut as it will not starve them. KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad says the government should not give out cash to those whose income has not been affected by the pandemic. …

[ad_1] Covid-19 front line in Sabah. Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing has alleged that there is discontent with the director general of health, Noor Hashim Abdullah. KOTA KINABALU: The allegations by Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing about the condition of Sabah health workers must be verified and not simply ignored, …

[ad_1] GEORGE TOWN: All companies or factories in the professional and manufacturing sectors in Penang have to strictly follow the standard operating procedure (SOP) of the conditional MCO, says Chow Kon Yeow. Following an increase in Covid-19 cases involving various factories in the state, the Penang Chief Minister said the …

[ad_1] Anyone who intends to do business can do so in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan for the next five months. PETALING JAYA: The Minister of Federal Territories, Annuar Musa, reaffirmed his decision to declare the federal territories as “free trade areas” as of November 15, saying that he will …

[ad_1] (Nov 12): Western politicians have blamed China for initial delays in providing information as the coronavirus spreads around the world. Now that Beijing is developing a vaccine, the need for transparency is critical to rebuilding trust. American pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc and German biotechnology firm BioNTech SE announced this …

[ad_1] KUCHING: The Sarawak government will ensure that all Sarawakians have access to a Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available, says Senior Deputy Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah (Photo). He said the chief minister, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, had pledged to allocate funds for this purpose once the …

[ad_1] Chief Health Officer Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah was asked if the CMCO was sufficient, as the Klang Valley States recorded 567 cases today, dwarfing their yesterday number of 224. – Image by Choo Choy May KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 13 – Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor …