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Health minister says 186 private medical practitioners allowed to handle Covid-19 positive cases effective tomorrow | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — A total of 186 private medical practitioners have been empowered under Section 10 (2) of the Emergency (Prevention and Control of Infections Diseases) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 to handle Covid-19 positive c…

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Covid-19 : 1,448 new cases, slight increase from yesterday - Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,448 new daily Covid-19 cases were reported today, a slight increase from the 1,280 cases reported yesterday, bringing the c...

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FS Turmeric Cream found to contain scheduled poisons, says Dr Noor Hisham | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — A cosmetic product to treat pimples and acne scars, FS Turmeric Cream has been found to contain schedule poisons, mercury and betamethasone 17-valerate, which are harmful to health. Health director-genera…

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Subang Jaya Medical Centre now a Covid-19 vaccination centre

Private hospital one of a few selected to ramp up the national immunisation programme.

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Khairy: Govt consider issuing certificate of exemption to those who cannot receive vaccine | Malay Mail

PETALING JAYA, March 9 — The government is considering issuing a certificate of exemption to individuals who cannot receive the Covid-19 vaccine due to them having serious allergies or are immunocompromised. Science, Technology a…

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3 more private hospitals to become vaccination centres

Association says it proves they are capable of helping in the national immunisation programme.

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Women still disadvantaged after 100 years of change

Study by World Economic Forum finds that at present rates of change, gender parity won't happen in our lifetimes.

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Health DG says Sarawak has most people given first Covid-19 vaccine jabs at 22,149 doses given out https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/03/08/health-dg-says-sarawak-has-most-people-given-first-covid-19-vaccine-jabs-at-22149-doses-given-out/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): A total of 139,720 people in the country have received the first of the two-dose Covid-19 vaccine to date, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah disclosed today. He shared infographics on…

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Malaysia to buy more Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines

Malaysia will buy additional doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total secured to 32 million, enough to cover half of its population, the country's science minister said on Monday. The Southeast Asian countr…

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Khairy: Those travelling in between Covid-19 vaccine doses still subject to mandatory quarantine | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 8 — Individuals who travel overseas in between their first and second Covid-19 vaccine doses will still be subjected to mandatory quarantine upon their return, the government said today. “If they have not comple…

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GPs to be part of phase 2 and 3 of vaccination programme

Health minister Dr Adham Baba says general practitioners keen on offering their services should register online.

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Covid-19 Herd Immunity Takes Years, Expert Tells Putrajaya

Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman estimates only 60-70% population coverage with Covid-19 vaccination.

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Dr M, at 96, is oldest Malaysian Covid-19 vaccine recipient

Praising him, Khairy Jamaluddin hopes Dr Mahathir Mohamad will inspire others to come forward to be vaccinated.

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Family prayer gathering 'caused Terengganu Covid-19 surge'

State health director says several families returned to Terengganu from Johor, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Penang for a grandfather's funeral.

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Health D-G: Nigerian variant B1.525 mutations do not affect ability to detect, trace infected persons | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 7 — The Nigerian variant B1.525 of Covid-19 has important mutations in the spike protein but they do not affect the ability to detect or trace a person infected with the variant, said Health Director-General Tan…

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3 million register for Covid-19 jabs through MySejahtera app

So far, nearly 130,000 have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine nationwide.

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1,680 Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

There are 172 patients in intensive care, with 84 requiring respiratory assistance.

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I’m alive today because of our healthcare frontliners! — Joseph Ong See Sung | Malay Mail

MARCH 5 — I had been living alone in Klang after my wife passed on some six years ago. My son, Jason, lives with his wife and daughter in Subang Jaya. I am 64 and was working at a food & beverage plant run by a Swiss multinationa…

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Malaysia Vaccine Rollout Needs Boost To Avoid Delays

Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccine doses administered per 100 population, on a rolling 7-day average, is lower than Singapore, Indonesia, and India.

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Dr Noor Hisham: SOPs ramped up after 15 active Covid-19 clusters linked to old folks’ homes | Malay Mail https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/03/04/dr-noor-hisham-sops-ramped-up-after-15-active-covid-19-clusters-linked-to-o/1954938#.YEFtMbB8Xtk.twitter 👌

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Health director-general (DG) Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today revealed that 15 active Covid-19 clusters involve old folks’ homes, and promised that standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been rampe…

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Covid-19: Seven hospitals to evaluate ‘deep throat saliva’ method effectiveness, says Dr Noor Hisham | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has identified seven hospitals to conduct field assessments on the deep throat saliva sampling method for the Covid-19 screening tests. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham…

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New subcommittee will study early Covid-19 vaccination for non-medical frontliners, says Dr Adham | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — A special panel under the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) has been formed to assess requests from non-medical frontliners for early Covid-19 vaccination, Datuk Seri…