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'Concrete healthcare plan needed'

KUALA LUMPUR: A Comprehensive and sustainable plan that addresses public healthcare must be developed to improve efficiency and tackle present and future challenges such as workforce shortages.

Malaysia to relax COVID-19 testing rules for travellers

This will take effect on March 3.

Covid-19: Do not treat the virus as a 'mild flu', says Khairy

PETALING JAYA: People should continue being vigilant and not treat Covid-19 as a mild flu, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Dr Noor Hisham: Downward trend continues as Malaysia records 27,299 new Covid-19 cases | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The country’s downward trend of new Covid-19 cases continues with 27,299 cases recorded today. This is a drop of 3,345 new cases as the country registered 30,644 Covid-19 infections yesterday. Health Direct…

43 Covid-19 deaths, 27,299 new cases

This brings the total number of fatalities to 32,634.

Malaysia To Donate Covid-19 Vaccines On Short Expiry Date

Health coalition urges govt to 'proceed cautiously' with Johor polls

The Malaysian Health Coalition also proposes 'the drastic step' of postponing the elections if Covid-19 cases continue to spike.

Non-Covid-19 treatment may resume at Sungai Buloh Hospital in coming weeks, says Khairy

PETALING JAYA: Sungai Buloh Hospital may reopen for non-Covid-19 treatment in the near future, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

Covid-19: No quarantine for close-contacts who are asymptomatic and boosted

PETALING JAYA: Close contacts who have received their booster shots do not need to undergo quarantine if they have no symptoms, says the Health Ministry.

MAEPS PKRC to reopen at smaller capacity

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (MAEPS) Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) will be reopened soon, less than a month after it was officially closed on Feb 8.

Covid-19 daily cases reach new record high with 31,199 infections | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Malaysia recorded 31,199 more new Covid-19 positive cases in just the last 24 hours, breaking the previous record set since the start of the pandemic. This brings the cumulative infections to 3,305,157 from…

Close contacts of Covid-19 cases should still quarantine, say experts

Dr Lee Boon Chye says it may be too early not to self-quarantine until a clearer picture of the Omicron wave emerges.

MOH: Video of students having adverse reactions after jab is fake

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) says allegations carried in a viral video on social media showing students experiencing adverse reactions afte...

More than 600,000 kids in Malaysia vaccinated - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): A total of 661,752 individuals or 18.6% of children aged five to 11 in Malaysia have received their first dose of vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Wedn…

ICU beds for Covid-19 patients over 50 per cent in four states

KUALA LUMPUR: Bed usage at intensive care units (ICU) for Covid-19 cases in four states exceeded 50 per cent, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

22 AEFI deaths not linked to boosters, says agency

The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency says reports on another 22 deaths among booster recipients are being completed.

Two baby formula products recalled after health ministry alert

The health ministry says Abbott Laboratories voluntarily recalled the two products after an 'auto-rejection' order was issued to stop further imports.

86 AEFI reports per million Covid-19 vaccine booster dose recipients

KUALA LUMPUR: A total 25,211 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) have been reported to the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) up to Feb 18.

CovidNow: 17.3pc of Malaysia’s child population received first jab | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — A total of 615,671 individuals or 17.3 per cent of the child population aged between five and 11 years in the country have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunis…

No shortage of Covid-19 self-test kits in KL and Selangor, but some pharmacies caught off guard by sudden demand | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Rest assured, Covid-19 self-test kits are still available at your preferred pharmacies and retailers. Some, however, may have been caught off guard and struggled to meet the sudden surge in demand, causing…

Malaysia records slight uptick in new Covid-19 cases with 27,179 infections | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The Health Ministry reported 27,179 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, an increase from 25,099 cases the day before. This brings the cumulative infections to 3,273,958 from the time Covid-19 arri…

Covid-19 child patients on the rise, says private hospitals' association

A study among member hospitals has found an 'increasing trend' of pediatric Covid-19 patients in the past one to two weeks.

1,520 new hospital admissions, Kelantan ICUs at 78% capacity

Sabah has the highest number of new admissions with 190, followed by Johor (181) and Perak (178).

Health Ministry detects four unregistered beauty centres carrying out aesthetic treatments | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has detected four beauty centres in three states using medical equipment and drugs suspected for aesthetic treatment that can only be used by medical practitioners registered wi…