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Health DG warns of rising Covid-19 infectivity rate even as more Malaysians get vaccinated | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah yesterday warned Malaysia of another potential surge in Covid-19 infections in the coming weeks as the country sees an uptrend in new cases fuelled by…

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CovidNow: 95.4pc of adult population in Malaysia fully vaccinated | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 ― A total of 22,332,571 individuals or 95.4 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, 22,882,50…

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Malaysia To Offer Hepatitis C Drug To Medical Tourists

MOH says sofosbuvir will be given to medical tourists at private hospitals after procuring the drug under a voluntary licence; WTO rules only allow compulsory licensing for public non-commercial use.

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Health Ministry Prepares For Covid-19 Surge With Worst-Case Simulations

MOH and other agencies conducted a national tabletop exercise to simulate worst-case scenarios and crisis response, as Covid-19 cases rose 15% nationwide the past week.

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Japan contributes cold chain equipment to Malaysia’s MoH https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/11/15/japan-contributes-cold-chain-equipment-to-malaysias-moh/ via @@theborneopost

PUTRAJAYA (Nov 15): Malaysia's Health Ministry today received contribution of cold chain equipment worth RM6 million from the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) thus, beefing up the stor…

thesundaily.my

Malaysia registered 5,143 new Covid-19 cases

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry reported 5,143 new Covid-19 cases today. This is a drop of 19 new cases from yesterday, where Malaysia recorded 5,1...

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Putrajaya says nod for bike-hailing not forthcoming due to death rate from accidents | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The government has disallowed motorcycle e-hailing taxi services due to the high casualty rate involving riders and its pillion passengers from road accidents in the country, said Deputy Transport Minister…

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CovidNow: 95.2pc of Malaysia’s adult population fully vaccinated | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — A total of 22,297,446 individuals or 95.2 per cent of Malaysia’s adult population have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s data on the CovidNow portal, 97.6…

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Malaysia adds another 45 deaths from Covid-19, tally stands at 29,676 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) logged 45 more deaths due to Covid-19 yesterday, bringing the country’s death toll from the disease to 29,676. Data from the ministry’s CovidNow website shows that 12 of those p…

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Contract doctors disappointed, many may consider migrating

Thankfully, my house is situated on slightly higher ground and was, therefore, safe from the floodwater.

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Most Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia linked to diabetes and hypertension, says health ministry

SE Asia News -As at Oct 28, 37.3 per cent of Covid-19 fatalities this year involved people with diabetes.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Health Ministry: 79.6pc of adolescents in Malaysia fully vaccinated | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — A total of 2,505,157 individuals, or 79.6 per cent of adolescents aged between 12 and 17 in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination been fully vaccinated as of yesterday. Based on the Health M…

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Health minister urges vigilance after cholera case confirmed in Petaling district | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today asked members of the public to watch their personal and food hygiene after a cholera case was detected in the...

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National Rt rate continues to rise, now at 1.04 | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 infectivity rate or Rt in Malaysia has continued to rise to 1.04, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

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Health Ministry: Covid-19 cases reduce to 5,809, first in six days | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — After six days of increasing daily infections, Covid-19 cases fell today to 5,809 cases today, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). This is a reduction of 708 cases compared to the 6,517 cases logged…

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Health Ministry: 41 Covid-19 deaths recorded yesterday, Selangor still leading | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) recorded 41 new deaths due to Covid-19 yesterday, bringing the country’s death toll from the disease to 29,576. Data from the ministry’s CovidNow website shows that eight of tho…

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Health Ministry: Total of 79.3pc of Malaysian adolescent population fully vaccinated against Covid-19 | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — A total of 79.3 per cent or 2,495,444 individuals of the adolescent population aged between 12 and 17 in the country have received full vaccination for Covid-19 as at 11.59 pm last night. According to Healt…

malaysiakini.com

Doctors group sound alarm bells as COVID-19 shows signs of resurgence

Active cases rose for the fourth day while the infectivity rate hit 1.0.

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Chile Study Shows Mixing Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters Highly Effective

A third dose with Pfizer or AstraZeneca for those who received two Sinovac shots showed efficacy above 90 per cent in preventing Covid-19 infection, symptomatic disease, and hospital and ICU admission.

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Malaysia: Personal insurance cover eludes nearly 40% of poll respondents

More than a third of Malaysians (38%) still lack personal insurance protection, according to "An Impact of Pandemic on Protection" survey commissioned by Zurich Malaysia.

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Malaysia's Covid-19 R-nought back to 1.0 — first time since August - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): The basic reproduction number (R-nought or R0) of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia climbed back up to 1.0 on Thursday (Nov 11), according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a tweet…

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Malaysia records 6,517 new infections, highest since Oct 22

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has recorded 6,517 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The latest statistics represented an increase of 194 ca...