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Less than 1,200 cases, 10 deaths a day to reach endemic Covid-19 phase: Malaysia Deputy Health Minister

SE Asia News -Daily Covid-19 cases in Malaysia stood at 4,629 as of Nov 1 and deaths stood at 36 as of Oct 31.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Covid-19 self-test kits will now be as low as RM6.90

Kits will be sold at supermarkets, convenience stores, petrol stations.

Malaysia Healthcare Travel Industry Blueprint 2021-2025 launched to enhance healthcare travel ecosystem

PETALING JAYA: A blueprint to enhance and strengthen the current healthcare travel ecosystem was launched on Monday (Nov 1).

Covid-19: Malaysia logs 36 more deaths; Sarawak has highest fatality rate | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — The Health Ministry recorded yesterday 36 more deaths from Covid-19, including seven that were brought-in-dead — a big drop from 44 the previous day. This brings the total number of deaths in the country fro…

'Disappointing' budget allocation for health, says consumer group

CovidNow: Over 22.3 mln Malaysia adults fully vaccinated https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/11/01/covidnow-over-22-3-mln-malaysia-adults-fully-vaccinated/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): A total of 22,361,734 individuals or 95.5 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of 11.59 pm last night, compared to 22,348,481 individuals on Saturday.…

Malaysia capable of producing quality vaccines, says PM after launching national vaccine development roadmap, institute https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/11/01/malaysia-capable-of-producing-quality-vaccines-says-pm-after-launching-national-vaccine-development-roadmap-institute/ via @@theborneopost

BANGI (Nov 1): Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today launched the National Vaccine Development Roadmap (PPVN) and Malaysian Genome and Vaccine Institute (MGVI) in an effort to turn the country into a hub for vaccine production and…

Cukai Makmur helps healthcare financing, says Tengku Zafrul | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — “Cukai Makmur” (the Prosperity Tax) proposed in Budget 2022 can help finance the country’s high healthcare costs as it is still waging war against the Covid-19 pandemic. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Z…

Malaysia records 4,979 new Covid-19 cases, second time daily infections below 5,000 for Oct | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — The Health Ministry logged 4,979 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This the second time daily infections dipped below the 5,000 mark this month. The latest numbers represented a decrease of 875 cases…

Malaysia adds 44 more Covid-19 deaths, toll now 28,876 https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/10/31/malaysia-adds-44-more-covid-19-deaths-toll-now-28876/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Malaysia recorded 44 more deaths due to Covid-19 as of midnight, including four who were brought in dead. Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, the total number of Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia so f…

ProtectHealth: Over 40% of B40 health scheme recipients have non-communicable diseases - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): ProtectHealth Corp Sdn Bhd revealed that as of Sept 30 this year, over 40% of more than 530,000 eligible beneficiaries screened under the PeKA B40 healthcare scheme have been detected to have at least one n…

Khairy: Individuals who can’t take mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may be offered Sinovac or AstraZeneca for booster shot

MOH will announce details for AstraZeneca recipients to receive their COVID-19 vaccine booster, people who have allergies may be offered Sinovac or AZ, instead of Pfizer.

Thwart Covid in school, make CO2 monitors compulsory, say experts

Khairy confirms Malaysia to buy Pfizer vaccines for children under 12 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has announced that Malaysia will be procuring the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate children aged five to 12 years old. “With FDA panel recommending Pfizer jab…

'Great debate' on Ivermectin to be settled next week

Budget 2022: Old and new issues to consider for healthcare

The upcoming Budget will need to tackle issues spilled over from the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as some perennial areas of interest.

Special lanes for vaccinated Singapore-Malaysia travellers

Sabah starts dispensing Covid-19 booster jabs to senior citizens today | Malay Mail

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 28 — The Sabah government has begun administering Covid-19 vaccine booster doses to senior citizens aged 60 and above from today, said state Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister Datuk Shahelmey…

259 new Delta cases, 2 new Beta cases

Health director-general says Malaysia has detected a total of 2,385 cases involving the highly infectious Delta variant.

Malaysian gynaecologist creates 'world's first unisex condom'

Its inventor hopes the Wondaleaf Unisex Condom will empower people to take better control of their sexual health regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.

9 new Covid-19 clusters, 6 involving workplaces

Cancer-causing acrylamide in Malaysia-produced biscuits below EU Commission Regulation benchmark, says MOH - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Health director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Wednesday (Oct 27) that monitoring done by the Ministry of Health's (MOH's) Food Safety and Quality Division since 2015 for biscuits in the Ma…

Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases record slight uptick with 5,726 new infections logged | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The Ministry of Health logged 5,726 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The latest numbers represented an increase of 944 cases compared to the new infections recorded yesterday. This brings the total…

Hospital quarantine required for non-Malaysians entering Sarawak for medical tourism https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/10/26/hospital-quarantine-required-for-non-malaysians-entering-sarawak-for-medical-tourism/ via @@theborneopost

KUCHING (Oct 26): Non-Malaysians are required to undergo a seven-day quarantine in hospital when entering Sarawak for medical tourism purposes even if they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, said the updated standard operatin…