Health

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Malaysians should not despair over the recent expected increase in Covid-19 cases, as this is due to aggressive screening in Selangor, says former health minister Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkelfy Ahmad. “Be careful! The numbers may increase even more. Why? Because now we are doing more tests, especially …

[ad_1] Daily Covid-19 cases in March could reach 5,000 cases, modeled after a US-based institute (Photo by Bernama) PETALING JAYA: A US-based research institute’s model of the Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia reportedly projected that the country could record more than 5,000 new cases in one day next March if the …

[ad_1] BEIJING / TOKYO / SEOUL / MANILA / TAIPEI / JAKARTA / DHAKA / HANOI (Dec 11): Pfizer Inc’s trial data with its partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc have shown that their experimental vaccines are effective in preventing the infection with the new coronavirus. While regulatory …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The best athletes, both past and present, are often acclaimed, glorified, and sufficiently compensated for their contributions to the country. For rally legend Karamjit Singh, that may turn out to be true. After heartbreaking reports emerged that he was forced to sell his 16-year-old Proton Waja for …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): Some Malaysian palm oil plantations are discouraging foreign workers from going home at the end of their contracts and asking them to continue working as the novel coronavirus exacerbates chronic hand shortages of work, said human rights groups. Malaysia’s two largest palm planters said they …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin has conveyed special wishes for the ruler of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on his birthday on Friday (December 11). In a post on the Facebook page of the Selangor Royal Office, Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin congratulated Sultan Sharafuddin on his …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan undergoes a home quarantine for two weeks after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for Covid-19. Saravanan, when contacted on Friday (December 11), said that he met with a senior official from the Human Resources Development Fund …

[ad_1] Selangor is still a red zone, says the chairman of the Covid-19 task force. PETALING JAYA: The Selangor Covid-19 Working Group has advised the public to postpone any travel plans back to their places of origin, following the increase in Covid-19 cases in the state. Its director, Dzulkefly Ahmad, …

[ad_1] The minister of human resources, M Saravanan, has been placed in home quarantine. PUTRAJAYA: Human Resources Minister M Saravanan has been placed in home quarantine after being in close contact with a Covid-19 patient. Saravanan tested negative for Covid-19 on an initial swab test yesterday, but his results for …

[ad_1] DETROIT, USA (ANN): A 33-year-old mother succumbed to Covid-19 just 18 days after giving birth to a healthy baby in Detroit, USA. Erika Becerra contracted the coronavirus last month, according to CBS affiliate KCBS, on Dec. 4. She had no underlying conditions and was already eight months pregnant at …