Health

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Sungai group in Kedah has recorded an increase in Covid-19 cases after 23 new cases were detected on Tuesday (September 8). The group, which originated from a 39-year-old healthcare worker at a private medical facility, saw more colleagues and family members infected with the coronavirus. Seven of …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): FBM KLCI closed 2.94 points or 0.19% higher at 1,519.32 today after a late-hour spike helped the index erase previous losses, pushing the stock gauge below 1,500 amid a confluence of factors including lower crude oil prices and anticipation of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) interest …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia confirmed 100 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (September 8), with 62 cases coming from the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) group in Sabah. This is by far the largest one-day increase during the recovery motion control (MCO) order period, topping the 62 cases on Monday (September 7) in …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: People are advised not to bump their fist, a popular greeting gesture these days when meeting someone, in order to slow the spread of Covid-19. Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Noor Azmi Ghazali, said the ministry did not encourage this form of physical contact between people. “(There …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is identifying other countries that are willing to receive refugees, especially the Rohingya, who have stayed in Malaysia, Dewan Negara has been told. However, the Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions), Datin Mastura Mohd Yazid, …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The attitude of parents is largely to blame for their children’s inability to read and write. Many parents, especially those who never had an education, do not see the need to send their children to school, thus perpetuating the illiteracy rate in the country, according to two …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, cost the Malaysian economy more than RM8.91 billion, equivalent to about 0.65% of the Gross domestic product (GDP) of the country, says Health Director -General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah. Citing a new report from the …

[ad_1] BALI, Indonesia / BANGKOK (Reuters) – A surge in coronavirus infections on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and Thailand’s first case of local transmission in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asia’s hopes of reviving vital industries. of tourism. Plans to reopen Bali to foreign tourists from …

[ad_1] MALAYSIA He got off to a good start in his war against the Covid-19 pandemic under the direction of the Director General of Health, Tan Sri, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (photo). With a medical expert leading the fight, we have seen a systematic approach to curbing the spread of …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been urged to join the Covax Facility, a global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop and distribute effective vaccines against Covid-19. Covax aims to deliver two billion doses of safe and effective vaccines that have passed regulatory approval with WHO prequalification …