Health

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA – Social Security Organization (Socso) taxpayers in Sabah, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan can take the free Covid-19 test starting today. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said Socso would only absorb the cost if the exam was conducted on its panels. “Employers can screen …

[ad_1] Pedestrians using the road on the carriageway linking Johor Bahru and Singapore. (Photo by Bernama) PETALING JAYA: Stakeholders in Johor say the government should seek new ways to safely release border travel with Singapore as current regulations are detrimental to the state’s economy. While Singapore and Malaysia have established …

[ad_1] Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham says he doesn’t want to create any fear that would prevent people from going to a site where a positive case has been detected. PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will not reveal the names of restaurants, condominiums, schools or shopping centers where Covid-19 cases …

[ad_1] Dr. Noor Hisham said an investigation found that the area where the victim stayed was near the garbage disposal site, where there are many dogs roaming freely. – Stock Photo SIBU (Oct 22): A 34-year-old woman from Sibu has become the latest victim in the state to succumb to …

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese researchers have shown that masks can offer protection against airborne coronavirus particles, but even professional-grade covers cannot completely eliminate the risk of contagion. Scientists at the University of Tokyo built a safe chamber with facing mannequin heads. A head, equipped with a nebulizer, simulated coughing …

[ad_1] People wearing masks walk across a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo in May. (AP Image) TOKYO: Japanese researchers showed that masks can offer protection against airborne coronavirus particles, but even professional-grade covers cannot completely eliminate the risk of contagion. Scientists at the University of Tokyo built a safe chamber with …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Temporary measures to reduce the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Act 2020 will be published on Friday (October 23), says Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan (Photo). The minister of the Prime Minister’s Department said that the law was scheduled to be published after receiving the consent of Yang …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Exempting a minister from Covid-19 preventive measures without justification is arbitrary and creates a dangerous precedent, says Malaysian Bar Association President Salim Bashir. “If the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Dr. Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali (Photo) is, in fact, exempt from a quarantine order, the …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 847 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Oct 22) and Sabah continued to record the highest number of cases with 578. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported five new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the death toll to 204. Malaysia …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: More than 1,000 school-age children have been infected with Covid-19 since the third wave of the outbreak began in the country a month ago. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that from September 20 to October 21, around 587 Covid-19 cases correspond to students …