Health

[ad_1] The Ministry of Health reported 2,068 new cases of Covid-19 at noon today. Almost 60 percent of the cases occurred in the Klang Valley. About 45 percent of the cases in Selangor were from “other evaluations.” Main indicators: Active cases: 23,433 ↓ (165 less than the previous day, sixth …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s motion control order (RMCO) recovery phase has been extended to March 31, 2021, Chief Minister (Security Group) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Friday (January 1). He said that the decision was made after a risk assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health (MINSA), which found that …

[ad_1] Stock photo for illustrative purposes KUCHING (Jan.1): Sarawak today registered eight new positive cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 1,125 cases on New Year’s Day. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that seven of these new cases were local broadcasts, with …

[ad_1] KUCHING: Various Movement Control Orders (MCOs) are still being enforced across the country to curb the spread of Covid-19, Local Government and Housing Minister Dato Sri Dr. Sim Kui Hian said today. According to him, the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) is in effect throughout the country until March …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Two staff members from the Port Klang Authority (PKA) contracted Covid-19, says their general manager, Captain K. Subramaniam. He said the two cases tested positive on December 29 and 31. He added that PKA has taken steps to clean up its headquarters on January 1, 2021, in …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Ministry of Health (MINSA) hopes that the community will continue to play a role in protecting the vulnerable in the fight against Covid-19 in 2021. Tan Sri Health Director General Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said they included people with disabilities (PwD), the elderly, Orang Asli, …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their hope that the arrival of a Covid-19 vaccine could flatten the pandemic curve and break the chain of virus transmission in Malaysia. The Comptroller of …

[ad_1] BEIJING: A COVID-19 vaccine developed by a Beijing company linked to Sinopharm has a 79.34 percent protection rate against the disease, the company said in a statement on Wednesday (December 30). The Beijing Institute of Biological Products said it had applied to the National Administration of Medical Products for …

[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve the UK’s home-grown COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca, adding an easy-to-administer injection to a desperate nation’s arsenal for alleviating the pandemic. Still, scientists – and regulators in Europe, following the Brexit divorce – are skeptical, …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The nation will prioritize five areas while tackling Covid-19 and at the same time nurturing the economy, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (photo). In his New Year’s speech aired last night, he said the first priority was to improve public health through the procurement of …