Health

[ad_1] Azrul Mohd Khalib said critics have started attacking the government’s vaccine procurement strategy, with accusations ranging from overpaying to misleading the public about how much will be spent on these life-saving therapies. – Photograph by Ham Abu Bakar KUALA LUMPUR, December 22 – A health watchdog has defended the …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Prisons has two sets of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19 in prisons, said Deputy Interior Minister I Datuk Seri, Dr. Ismail Mohamed Said. He said that SOPs referred to the acceptance or admission of new prisoners and their escort. …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: A glove manufacturing company in Kajang, Selangor, was ordered to close for seven days for failure to comply with Covid-19 preventive measures. Under the closure order, the factory was ordered to close between December 24 and December 30 as a measure to help curb the spread of …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): The Covid-19 vaccine produced by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will have to go through a five-phase evaluation process in Malaysia before it can be approved for use by the public, CEO of Cheers, Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah told reporters yesterday. And only the …

[ad_1] Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Bhd today revealed that 116 employees at its two manufacturing plants in Shah Alam tested positive for COVID-19. According to Panasonic’s filing with Bursa Malaysia today, the electronics company said it would temporarily close the facility from December 21 to 23 for disinfection, after being advised …

[ad_1] The Labor Department said there were 781 workers living in two blocks of shipping containers stacked three stories high. (Department of Labor photo) KUALA LUMPUR: Glove maker Brightway Holdings Bhd has denied that hundreds of its workers are living in metal containers in conditions described by a minister as …

[ad_1] NOW ROUNDING | In short, the key headlines that were perhaps missed yesterday. 1. Former Minister of Federal Territories Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor has been sentenced to 12 months in prison and fined 2 million ringgit after being convicted of corruption. 2. The director general of the Ministry of …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): Pressure on Bursa Malaysia’s voters continued to mount as the morning session concluded with an eye on government spending and Covid-19 issues. Similar to the lunch break, the main FBM KLCI index had fallen 6.11 points to 1,646.38, compared to last Friday’s close at 1,652.49. …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The US Congress agreed to a new Covid-19 relief bill of around $ 900 billion, the Sputnik news agency reported, citing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “As the American people continue to fight the coronavirus this holiday season, they will not be alone. Congress has just reached an …

[ad_1] Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari (second from right) delivering the state donation to various Christian agencies to deliver Christmas aid packages to those in need. SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government is working closely with the state Department of Health (JKN) to ensure that all Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang Hospital …