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Malaysia taps oil-backed trust fund to pay for vaccines

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's government on Wednesday enacted a new emergency law allowing it to use funds derived from oil and gas contributions to pay for vaccine procurement, as it looks to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccinati…

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Health ministry checking social media claims of staff dying due to vaccine

It urges members of the public to use its social media platforms to verify such reports.

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We need to learn from Covid-19 surge in India, says Dr Adeeba

The infectious diseases expert said this in view of the recent spike in cases after seven consecutive days of daily cases exceeding 2,000.

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Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association calls for govt to expedite vaccination for teachers to curb Covid-19 in schools | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Several parties especially health and education experts are worried about the possibility of Covid-19 cases spreading in schools when face-to-face teaching and learning is fully implemented. With 4,868 po…

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After ventilator fiasco, Putrajaya urged to give Sarawak healthcare autonomy | Malay Mail

SIBU, April 21 — Senator Robert Lau has urged Putrajaya to return healthcare autonomy to Sarawak following the debacle over the Health Ministry’s (MoH) delivery of inoperational used ventilators to aid hospitals in the state in t…

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Agong expresses pride in Dr Adeeba’s appointment as WHO Science Council Member

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah congratulated Malaysia’s very own infectious disease expert, Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman (picture) for her appointment as the member of the World…

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Malaysia Hits One Week Of Over 2,000 Daily Covid-19 Cases

There are now 248 Covid-19 patients in ICU, including 101 on ventilator support.

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Doctor, agent held over fake birth certificate ring

Parents who registered the babies as their own may find the children becoming 'stateless'.

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Claims MOH manipulating Covid-19 data baseless, Ismail Sabri says | Malay Mail

PORT DICKSON, April 19 — Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today described as baseless allegations by certain quarters that the Health Ministry (MOH) was manipulating Covid-19 case figures. He said…

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Halt Proposed Shariah Amendment Criminalising LGBTQ People — IAS

The proposed amendment to Act 355 undermines – not supports – Malaysia’s commitment to ending the AIDS epidemic.

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85% Willing To Get Covid-19 Vaccine: MOH Survey

Covid-19 vaccine acceptance increased to 85% in an April survey from 67% in a poll last December, says Dr Adham Baba.

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Health minister: Two-fold increase in Covid-19 education clusters as of April 17 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba revealed that the ministry noted a two-fold increase in Covid-19 clusters from the education sector, as of April 17. He said that 1,515 cumulative clusters were re…

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Covid-19: Sabah senior citizens urge everyone to register for vaccination | Malay Mail

KOTA KINABALU, April 19 — The senior citizens who received their Covid-19 vaccine shots under the state-level National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, which began today, have a simple message for the public, especially the young…

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Science Ministry: Number of infected health workers 10 times lower after Covid-19 immunisation exercise | Malay Mail

KUALA TERENGGANU, April 18 — The number of health personnel reported to have been infected with Covid-19 after completing their vaccination regime under the immunisation exercise is 10 times lower than the number of cases reporte…

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Dr Adham denies Agong received "illegal" COVID-19 vaccine from UAE https://soyacincau.com/2021/04/18/dr-adham-denies-agong-received-illegal-covid-19-vaccine-from-uae/ via @soya_cincau

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba has reportedly denied a report alleging that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had been vaccinated with the unapproved Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine during his recent visit to the United Arab Emirate…

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No 4th wave of Covid-19 cases yet, says health minister

Dr Adham Baba says Malaysia may experience a new wave of infections in the event of a decline in compliance with set SOPs.

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COVID-19: Malaysia records over 2,000 cases for third day, Selangor and Sarawak both report over 500 cases

Malaysia has recorded 2,331 new COVID-19 cases today which brings the total number of infections to 372,859. There are 5 new deaths reported and the death toll is now 1,370.

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Malaysia's Covid-19 cases jump to 2,551, Sarawak again leads with 960 infections - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases jumped to 2,551, from 2,148 yesterday, with Sarawak once again accounting for the most cases at 960.Selangor came next with 590 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur (245) and Kelan…

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Uncontrolled crowd coming from all over, say Ramadan traders

Customers are bypassing designated entrances and exits, causing sudden crowd surges, says association.

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Pneumonia: One of the top five deadliest diseases for children in Malaysia

This infectious lung disease is difficult to differentiate from the common cold or flu, especially in young children.

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Health minister: Existing Covid-19 vaccines still effective against UK, South African variants | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Covid-19 vaccines currently being used in the country are still effective in protecting the recipients against the UK B.1.1.7 and South African B.1.351 variants, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adh…

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Health Ministry proposes interstate travel for Aidilfitri be postponed due to rising Covid-19 cases | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, April 15 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has proposed that the interstate travel for the upcoming Aidilfitri celebrations be postponed as the Covid-19 situation in the country is still worrying. Health Minister Datuk Se…