Health

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Supermax Corp Bhd is implementing a three-day stoppage at its manufacturing plant in Meru, Klang due to several positive cases of Covid-19 among its workers. In a filing before Bursa Malaysia today, the glove maker said that despite strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) in place, the company …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Prime Minister’s Office has denied allegations that the three-day observation period for ministers returning from abroad was published because Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin did not want to be quarantined after his return from Indonesia. His office noted that the Prime Minister received a home observation and surveillance …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The creative industry will be able to operate under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) starting Wednesday (February 10). Chief Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that the six industry sectors that will be allowed are: animation and music production; studio-based post-production; musical development through digital …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian lawmakers across the political territory have spoken out against the decision to allow cabinet ministers returning from official visits abroad to undergo a three-day observation period instead of the standard ten days . They were referring to a federal bulletin signed by the Minister of Health, …

[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah State Department of Health (JKNS) and all hospitals across the state do not impose fees for funeral arrangements for those who died from Covid-19, said the state’s Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Masidi Manjun. However, Masidi, who is also the state spokesperson for …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health has detected 13 new Covid-19 clusters, bringing the total number of active clusters across the country to 451. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said 11 of the new groups were infections discovered at workplaces in Selangor (four groups), Johor (four), …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Are you still skeptical about the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine and its ability to help save millions of lives each year? Do you know that the country has successfully implemented various immunization programs, for example against polio and chickenpox, over the past seven decades? According to …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is carrying out the procurement of ‘low dead volume’ syringes needed to administer Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine injections, with local and foreign companies, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba. (pix) He said that this type of syringe was necessary and appropriate for the …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYAWhile the world is still dealing with Covid-19, a health expert has warned that new variants of the virus could result in reinfections, although such cases are still rare. This comes after Singapore detected its first case of reinfection involving a migrant worker who tested positive for Covid …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The government should prioritize the implementation of a compensation system to help boost public confidence in the national Covid-19 immunization program, says Alliance for Safe Community President Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (Photo). He said the compensation system could take the form of a vaccination injury financial …