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Over 300,000 children fully vaccinated against Covid-19 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — A total of 308,116 children aged between five to 11 years or 8.7 per cent have completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), as of yesterday. Accor…

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Khairy directs Health Ministry to step up enforcement at Ramadan bazaars nationwide | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The Food Safety and Quality Division of the Ministry of Health (MoH) has been instructed to step up its enforcement at Ramadan bazaars, especially at locations that received complaints about food contamin…

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Health Ministry logs 10,413 new Covid-19 cases, 18 more deaths | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The Health Ministry (MoH) recorded 10,413 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total number of infections detected in the country since the pandemic started to 4,363,024. In a statement today, Healt…

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Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine recipients restricted from travelling to Europe can ask for Pfizer shots, says Khairy | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Recipients of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine who are not allowed to travel abroad can now get a Pfizer booster to help with travel restrictions, the Health Ministry said today. Health Minister Khairy Jamalu…

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Covid-19: Putrajaya recommends second Pfizer booster for those aged 60 and above with severe comorbidities, immunocompromised kids aged 12 and above | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) said today it is recommending a second booster shot for individuals aged 60 and above with severe comorbidities as well as for children aged 12 and above who are immunocomprom…

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No quarantine for close contacts, even if unvaccinated, says KJ

Previously, only close contacts who had received their booster jabs and were asymptomatic could skip the isolation period.

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Health Ministry says no contaminated Kinder products entered Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — No Kinder chocolate products from the Ferrero Ardennes chocolate factory in Arion, Belgium that were reported to be contaminated with salmonella typhimurium bacteria have entered Malaysia, according to th…

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Dr Noor Hisham: 48,000 Paxlovid antiviral pills for Covid-19 treatment arrive today | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — The Ministry of Health today received a total of 48,000 pills of Pfizer’s antiviral drug for the treatment of Covid-19, Paxlovid (PF-07321332/Nirmatrelvir 150mg film-coated tablets and Ritonavir 100mg fil…

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Medical Device Authority says it revoked conditional approval for two Covid-19 test kits | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has revoked the conditional approval for two Covid-19 test kits from Innovac Technology Sdn Bhd and Conan Medical Technology Berhad, with immediate effect. MDA, in a bri…

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SJMC performs first total knee replacement surgery as day care service in Malaysia - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) has performed the first total knee replacement (TKR) surgery as a day care service in Malaysia.In a statement on Monday (April 11), SJMC said the revolutionary procedure…

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Covid-19: Over 132,000 children in Malaysia fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 132,390 children aged five to 11 years have completed the Covid-19 vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Monday (April 11).

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Covid-19: Daily cases drop below 10,000 for the first time since Feb 5

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 8,112 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday (April 10), says the Health Ministry.

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MMA: Look into regulating mobile caregiving apps

PETALING JAYA: The government should look at regulating mobile home care services, says Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Koh Kar Chai.

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Malaysia needs to rethink healthcare so we can go from illness to wellness

Chronic diseases – such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer – cause 70% of deaths and cost RM9bil in productivity losses in Malaysia.

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Selangor Health Dept confirms one death due to rabies | Malay Mail

SHAH ALAM, April 10 — A 40-year-old man who died at his house in Petaling last March 10 was diagnosed with rabies, according to the Selangor Health Department (JKNS). Its director, Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman, in a statement on the JKNS…

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CovidNow: More than 77,000 children in Malaysia fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of yesterday | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 ― A total of 77,834 children aged between five and 11 years in Malaysia have completed their Covid-19 vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday. Ba…

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Malaysia logs 14,944 new Covid-19 cases, 31 deaths | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The Health Ministry recorded 14,944 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total number of infections detected in the country since the pandemic started to 4,307,529. In a statement today, Health direc…

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A good start to normalcy, says Khairy

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia enjoyed a good start towards normalcy, with some 250,000 people crossing the border since the country reopened on April 1, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

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Amid confusion, MAHB says international travellers' Covid-19 RTK-AG tests can be done at any private clinics, hospitals of their choice within 24 hours upon arrival in Malaysia - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) clarified on Friday (April 8) that the Malaysian government's latest standard operating procedure (SOP) states that international travellers are only required to take…

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Follow other countries, give 4th vaccine dose, says virologist

Kumitaa Theva Das notes a research finding that says the immunity level among the elderly drops a few months after the third jab.