Health Minister advises elderly citizens to avail of the second Covid-19 booster shot
Health Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin has urged elderly citizens who are above sixty years of age and others with chronic conditions to take a second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot to enhance their protection against the infection. He stated that, this is since the number of new Covid-19 cases varies, and it...
Read moreClose to 1.3 MN children fully vaccinated in Malaysia
As per the CovidNOW website, 12,99,348 (36.6%) in total children between the age of five and 11 have received complete immunization under the National Covid-19 Immunization Program-for-Children (PICKids). As of June 20, 2022, an overall number of 17,37,987 (49 %) children from the prescribed age group have been administered at...
Read moreMalaysia and India to mutually recognize Covid vaccination certificates
Malaysian Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar were recently present at the exchange of documents between Malaysia’s High Commissioner to India Datuk Hidayat Abdul Hamid and Saurabh Kumar, Secretary East in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to mutually recognize the Covid-19...
Read moreCovid-19 Watch: 1,128 new cases, says Health Ministry
According to Malaysia’s Health Ministry, 1,128 new Covid-19 infections were reported on Tuesday (June 7). On Wednesday (June 8), the Health Ministry released data on its CovidNow portal showing that there have been 4,517,447 cases since the pandemic began. One of the 1,128 cases is imported, while the other 1,127 are...
Read moreDr Noor Hisham: Malaysia records 15.5pc drop in new Covid-19 cases
In Malaysia, the number of new Covid-19 cases declined by 15.5 percent in epidemiological week 22 (ME 22), from May 29 to June 4, to 11,052 cases, down from 13,076 the week before (ME 21). More than 4,513,631 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Malaysia, according to Tan Sri...
Read moreCovid-19: 1,201,196 children in Malaysia fully vaccinated
1,201,196 or 33.8% of Malaysian children aged 5 to 11 had completed the National Covid-19 Immunization Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Sunday. Approximately 48.8% of the population has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine according to data on file at the CovidNow website. 3,010,110 or 96.8 percent...
Read moreBefore scheduling an election, Malaysia must consider the “entire circumstances” of the pandemic recovery: Khairy
On Thursday (June 2), Malaysia’s Health Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, stated that the “entire circumstances” of the COVID pandemic recovery must be considered in the 15th General Election (GE15). There was “no increase in the number of COVID instances” because of the recent state elections in Johor, Sarawak, and Melaka, he...
Read moreHand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in Malaysia: More than 65,000 cases reported
According to a follow-up examination of the outbreak, 65,535 HFMD cases have been reported in Malaysia as of May 28th. This is a 27-fold increase when compared to the same period in 2021 (during COVID-19). Since the beginning of COVID-19, there has been a more than twofold rise in...
Read moreMalaysia relaxes Covid restrictions
Malaysia’s healthcare tourism industry is anticipated to profit from the lifting of virus restrictions, such as airport testing and face masks, which have been in place during the epidemic. In Malaysia, the requirement for mandatory testing of incoming vaccinated persons and children under 12 has been lifted. Masks are no...
Read moreMalaysia reports 1,645 fresh Coronavirus infections, 2 more deaths
Malaysia has experienced 4,502,579 verified COVID infections as of Saturday night, an increase of 1,645 over the previous night, As per the health ministry. According to data published on the ministry’s website, one new imported instance was reported, with 1,644 local transmissions making up the bulk. The death total...
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