Health

[ad_1] Datuk Dr. Christina Rundi KOTA KINABALU: The latest positive Covid-19 case reported in Sabah involved a student from a local university in the state, said Dr. Christina Rundi, director of Health for Sabah. She said this case was detected from Covid-19 tests conducted on students based on the Standard …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The government will announce a six-month economic recovery plan later this month to resuscitate the country’s economy after COVID-19. International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali said the pandemic has affected world markets, including Malaysia. “Businesses have come to a complete halt and unemployment has …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 675 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore as of Wednesday noon (May 13), bringing the total count to 25,346. These include two Singapore residents and permanent residents, while foreign workers living in dormitories make up …

[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters): Hong Kong reported its first two coronavirus cases in three weeks with no ties to anyone who traveled abroad, and authorities rushed to trace the origin of the infections. The Asian financial center has been one of the most successful cities in the world to contain …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Negara Bank Governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said today that the Covid-19 pandemic “will severely affect” the country’s economic growth in the first half of this year, particularly the second quarter , given the sudden and almost complete halt to economic activities in the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) – Allegations about China’s alleged early failures related to COVID-19 are largely misplaced, a recent report by the expert group said. “There were no major deficiencies on the part of China in alerting the US and the international public health community,” said a report by …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The reduction in the infectivity rate of Covid-19 (R0 value) from 3.5 to 0.3 is due to the success of the Malaysian movement control order (MCO), says the Ministry of Health. R0, which is pronounced “nothing”, refers to the infectivity rate of a virus within a community during …

[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A total of 396 passengers who flew on two AirAsia Kuala Lumpur-Tawau flights in Sabah have received a new Covid-19 test after six passengers tested positive for the disease . Tawau Area 2 Health Officer Suzalinna Sulaiman urged passengers on …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: A second wave of Covid-19 infections will strike if some segments of society become complacent and do not take protective measures seriously, says Datuk Dr Amar Singh. The Ipoh-based senior consultant pediatrician estimated some 32,000 people in Malaysia are infected with Covid-19. Dr Amar, who has been …

[ad_1] TAWAU: All 402 AirAsia AK5742 and AK5740 passengers to Tawau Airport on May 1 and 4 were asked to visit the nearest health clinic for a second evaluation after Covid-19 cases were detected among individuals in both flights. Dr. Suzalina Sulaiman, Tawau Area II Health Officer, said that at …