Health

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Minister of Human Resources Datuk Seri M. Saravanan (pix) is in home quarantine for two weeks after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for Covid-19. Saravanan, when contacted today, said that he met with a senior official from the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF), who …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health has detected another six new Covid-19 clusters, all linked to workplaces in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Negri Sembilan and Penang. This brings the number of active groups across the country to 190 in total. In a statement on Friday (December 11), Health Director General Tan …

[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 1,810 new cases of Covid-19 and six deaths today. The Klang Valley region reported the most cases (53.2 percent) followed by Sabah (29.4 percent) and Pahang (5.3 percent). Altogether, the number of new cases has reached 80,309. For context, the total number …

[ad_1] KLANG: The ruler of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, will celebrate his 75th birthday this year in a low-key way, unlike in previous years, where the order of the day was a grand investiture ceremony followed by a garden tea party. . In a press release issued by the …

[ad_1] The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the job crisis with companies unable to transport new workers due to travel restrictions. KUALA LUMPUR: Some Malaysian palm oil plantations are discouraging foreign workers from returning home at the end of their contracts and asking them to keep working as the Covid-19 pandemic …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): The final phase of the clinical trial for a Covid-19 antibody developed by Singaporean biotech company Tychan began on Friday (December 11). The antibody can potentially help coronavirus patients recover faster, while slowing the progression of the infection. Some 1,305 patients who tested …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): Visitors from Taiwan will be able to enter Singapore for all forms of travel and will not be quarantined from next Friday (December 18), provided they test negative for Covid-19 on their arrival. The same applies to Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) expects a higher volume of traffic after a long weekend in Selangor and recommends motorists to plan their trip in advance. Its managing director, Datuk Azman Ismail, in a statement today, said that in addition to the long weekend for Selangor residents along …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Employers should be wary of private non-health companies and intermediaries offering Covid-19 screening services, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said. The President of MMA, Prof Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy (pix) said these private companies had targeted struggling GPs and tried to squeeze them for the lowest possible …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: For decades, governments around the world have tried to get smokers in their countries to quit using various tobacco control measures. While some measures have worked and some produced unsatisfactory results, discussions of the solution in recent years have shifted to nicotine vaping, as smokers and ex-smokers …