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‘Stem tide of cases among teens’

PETALING JAYA: With Covid-19 cases and deaths surging among the young, health experts are urging parents not to delay inoculating their children when the rollout begins this month for those aged 12 to 17.

Dubious endorsement alert

KUALA LUMPUR: The public must be on the alert against scammers using images of the Health director-general to peddle their products, the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department has urged.

No vaccine, no job, Selangor Sultan warns religious teachers, officials

HKL, Selayang Hospital receive medical equipment from Unicef to fight Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) and Selayang Hospital today each received 200 essential oxygen concentrators and other life-saving equipment from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef).

Malaysian health authorities warn against use of controversial anti-parasite drug

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Army to open field hospitals in 5 more states, after Covid-19 spike

Use of ICU bed exceeds 100% in Sabah, Kedah and Perak, says DG

New-look MySejahtera app coming up, says KJ

Pharmacies seek subsidies after ‘sudden’ RM19.90 price cap on Covid-19 self-test kits https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/02/pharmacies-seek-subsidies-after-sudden-rm19-90-price-cap-on-covid-19-self-test-kits/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Pharmacies in Malaysia should be given subsidies or be allowed to return existing stock of Covid-19 self-test kits as the government’s new retail price limit of RM19.90 that will kick in three days’ time is…

Covid: 20,988 new cases, Selangor still top at 4,073

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has 20,988 more cases of Covid-19 on Thursday (Sept 2), the Health Ministry reported.

Private hospitals can help to vaccinate teenagers, says association

Putrajaya sets retail price for Covid-19 self-test kits at RM19.90 max from Sept 5 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 ― The federal government today announced a ceiling price of RM19.90 for Covid-19 self-test kits in retail stores starting September 5. It also capped the wholesale price for the kits at RM16. “The demand for…

Huge rise in deaths of children with Covid-19

Contract doctors: Ex-health minister Dr Subramaniam claims he tried to fix root cause of problem but faced opposition from Higher Education Ministry | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 ― Former health minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam has claimed that he had tried to resolve the decades-old problem faced by junior medical officers in the civil service back when the Barisan Nasional was…

KJ: Malaysia to enter endemic phase by end October

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia can start preparing its move into an endemic Covid-19 phase by the end of October, with more people being fully vaccinated.

The silent killer: surviving a stroke before 50

Sabah doctors share heartbreaking Covid-19 battle in hospitals, left with no choice but to turn away patients | Malay Mail

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 2 — Sabah’s surge of new Covid-19 cases has led experts to suggest that another crisis may hit the state with hospitals already unable to cope with the staggering numbers of patients, and some wards tripling t…

Oxygen tanks crisscrossing Sabah to fill urgent Covid-19 need at Sandakan hospital | Malay Mail

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 1 — Sandakan, the largest city in Sabah after the state capital Kota Kinabalu, is seeing a sharp influx of Covid-19 cases again. To deal with the high number of cases in Sandakan, the Duchess of Kent Hospital…

Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dip further to 18,762 today but Sabah, Sarawak catching up to Selangor | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Malaysia’s latest Covid-19 cases went down a little today, registering at 18,762 nationwide. Selangor still has the most infections at 3,711 but the Borneo states appear to be gaining ground. Sabah recorded…

Covid-19: Sarawak records 178 cases involving Delta variant from Aug 16-29, highest in the country – Health DG https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/01/covis-19-sarawak-records-178-cases-involving-delta-variant-from-aug-16-29-highest-in-the-country/ via @@theborneopost

KUCHING (Sept 1): Sarawak has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases involving the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) in the country with a total of 178 cases detected from Aug 16 to 29, according to the statistics released by Heal…

Covid-19: Sarawak ready to vaccinate 12- to 17-year-olds, says chief minister | Malay Mail

KUCHING, Aug 31 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg tonight said the state government is ready to vaccinate those aged 12 to 17 following its success in inoculating those aged 18 and above against Covid-19. He said…

GPs keen on Ivermectin trials told to seek research outfit's advice

Covid-19: 265 Delta variant cases detected in Malaysia the past two weeks, says Dr Noor Hisham | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — Ongoing studies by three research institutes in the country have identified 265 cases involving Variants of Concern (VOC), namely the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) from August 16 to 29. Health director-general…

63.6 per cent adult population complete vaccination

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 14,886,006 individuals or 63.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guaran…