Malaysian Medical Resources
14,266 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — The Omicron wave that has officially hit Malaysia is expected to peak at the end of March, the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced today. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this was the MoH’s best estimat…
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Individuals who tested positive for Covid-19 and are in categories 1 and 2A but not at high risk do not need to go to the Covid-19 assessment centre (CAC), said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham…
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases reached another milestone this year after recording 11,034 new infections for the past 24 hour. The last time Malaysia recorded above 11,000-mark was on October 1, last year a…
The health ministry says the country’s ‘excellent’ vaccination rate has kept the mortality rate and ICU admissions at a stable level.
KUCHING, Feb 6 — The Omicron variant has now replaced Delta as the dominant circulating Covid-19 variant in Sarawak, said Prof Dr David Perera. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (…
The union members say they represent 50,000 workers who get no pay hikes, no pension and are forced to sign new contracts every two to three years despite having worked for many years.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): As daily Covid-19 cases breach 10,000 on Sunday, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said Malaysia is now experiencing the full Omicron wave, with new cases expected to hit 15,000 soon amid the spread of the h…
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KUALA LUMPUR: An academician urged the government not to rush nor should it be pressured into transiting Malaysia’s Covid-19 status into the endemic phase.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah urged the public to get the booster jab, as the number of Covid-19 cases in the country is predicted to increase further in the coming days. “Our daily…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 9,117 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday (Feb 5), the highest daily figure in four months, due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The new cases bring the total number of infections since…
A study linking higher levels of government and interpersonal trust, and less government corruption, to fewer Covid-19 infections finds that Malaysia has high trust in the government, but more government corruption and less trust…
Malaysia's health minister also teased "some big announcements" in the coming days.
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has agreed to extend the contracts of assistant medical officers whose term of appointment expired on Wednesday (Feb 2), says Datuk Mohd Shafiq Abdullah.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The severity of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia is currently the prime concern for the Health Ministry following the emergence of the Omicron variant rather than the number of daily infections, said its minister…
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The vaccination of children aged between five and 11 under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Kids (PICKids) will be done on a voluntary basis and no restrictions will be imposed on unvaccinate…
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The Health Ministry said today that Covid-19 restrictions for the Johor state election will be different than those for previous elections held under the pandemic, in order to cushion the impact of the highl…
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Feb 3 — Two more Covid-19 education clusters were reported in Penang yesterday, bringing the total number of active clusters linked to educational institutions in the state to 10 so far. State Agrotechnology and F…
KUALA LUMPUR: There have been 26 Covid-19 deaths involving children between the ages of five and 12 in the past six months.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Malaysia needs more education and awareness about living alongside Covid-19 to prepare the country for the endemic phase of the disease, said health experts. When contacted, digital health practitioner Dr He…
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 2): Malaysia recorded an increase in new Covid-19 cases today, with 5,736 reported compared to yesterday’s 5,566. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that 46 cases (0.8 per cent) are in…