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Doctor loses RM63,950 to Macau scam syndicate

KOTA MARUDU: A female doctor lost RM63,950 after being cheated by someone disguised as an Inland Revenue Board (IRB) officer.

Malaysia studying methods to administer Covid vaccine orally, using nasal spray, Dewan Rakyat told | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Malaysia, through the National Vaccine Development Roadmap (PPVN), is developing methods to administer Covid-19 vaccine orally or using nasal spray, said Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister…

'Address MySejahtera issues first' | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: MySejahtera features can be expanded to turn it into Malaysia’s “super health application”, offering people quick access to their health records, serving as a platform to pledge their organs for donation or monitor…

Dr Noor Hisham: No further Covid-19 testing required after completing quarantine | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Health Ministry has reiterated that those who test positive for Covid-19 and have completed quarantine need not undergo further Covid-19 testing. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah…

Malaysians can start to live with Covid-19, says KJ | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: While the Omicron wave is showing no signs of abating with the country registering over 30,000 fresh infections daily since March 3, the Health Ministry says Malaysians can “start to live with Covid-19.”

Sinovac vaccine for kids available from tomorrow | New Straits Times

8,000 kidney failure cases per year a strain on healthcare system, says KJ

Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin says it can become a huge economic burden as it will cost up to RM3.2 billion per year to treat such patients.

Medical frontliners holding up though Covid-19 cases are up

The vaccination programme has helped to keep cases in categories 4 and 5 to a bearable level compared to last year.

94 Kelantan parents lodge reports against children's vaccination

State police say the fear of side-effects was among the reasons stated by the parents.

Sampel tisu remaja akan dihantar ke luar negara untuk diuji, kata Khairy

KKM bercadang membuat beberapa ujian tambahan terhadap sampel tisu dalaman mendiang Revnesh Kumar dan ia mungkin perlu dihantar ke luar negara untuk ujian lanjut.

Khairy To Meet Revnesh’s Parents Tomorrow On Their Son’s Death

Khairy Jamaluddin says the autopsy report of 13-year-old Revnesh Kumar, who died 18 days after Covid vaccination, will be disclosed publicly only with Revnesh's parents' consent.

Covid-19 (March 3): 32,467 new cases, 86 deaths

However, growth in active cases appears to be slowing down.

Covid-19: Minister says Miri disaster committee waiting for approval to build field hospital | Malay Mail

MIRI, March 4 ― Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) is waiting for approval to build a semi-permanent field hospital to face any surge in Covid-19 cases in the division. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin…

26.8 per cent of children receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 952,411 individuals or 26.8 per cent of children, aged five to 11, in Malaysia have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as…

Health Ministry gives conditional approval for Pfizer Covid-19 treatment drug

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has given conditional registration approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults infected with the virus.

91pc of COVID-19 brought-in-dead cases in Malaysia unaware of infection https://borneobulletin.com.bn/91pc-of-covid-19-brought-in-dead-cases-in-malaysia-unaware-of-infection/ via @Borneo Bulletin Online

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR) – Malaysia’s Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said 91 per cent of the brought-in-dead (BID) cases in the country were unaware that they contracted COVID-19. At a press conference yesterday, he said the…

Ipsos study: Over 80pc of population strongly support vaccine mandates in Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 ― The support for vaccine mandates in Malaysia is particularly strong with more than 80 per cent of the population supporting proof of Covid-19 vaccination for travelling, eating at a restaurant or entering…

Malaysian-made Mediven self-test kit scores 100% accuracy

No more second-guessing.

Khairy says 91pc of Covid-19 brought-in-deaths only known after post-mortem | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today said that 91 per cent of brought-in-dead (BID) cases in the country were not aware they had contracted Covid-19 to their last breath. In a press conference this afte…

Over half of Malaysia's adults overweight or obese, says Health Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: Half of Malaysian adults are either overweight or obese, with obesity rates increasing every year, says the Health Ministry.

March 31 deadline for booster doses stays, says KJ

THERE will be no further extension to get the targeted group of CoronaVac takers to go for their booster shots, says Khairy Jamaluddin (pic).

Ministry seizes RM24mil in unregistered health products

These seizures were made during raids on 1,332 premises throughout 2021 and until the end of January this year.

Covid-19 vaccination: 62.9% of Malaysian adults boosted as of March 2 - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): A total of 14,810,832 individuals or 62.9% of the adult population of Malaysia had received a Covid-19 booster dose as of Wednesday (March 2).Based on the COVIDNOW website, a total of 22,951,398 individual…

Covid-19: Khairy says Health Ministry will review, update special allowance provision for frontliners | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 ― The Ministry of Health (MoH) will review and update the provision of special allowances for eligible healthcare frontliners who are tasked with managing the Covid-19 pandemic in the country from time to ti…