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Covid-19 digital certificate: Mosti, MOH to carry out data cleanup | Malay Mail

KOTA BHARU, Sept 11 — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) and the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) will carry out data clean up to tackle the problem faced by fully vaccinated individuals whose Covid-19 di…

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WHO declares polio outbreak ended in Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The polio outbreak in Malaysia has been declared ended following an official notification by the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative office for Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore to the Health Ministry…

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MOH to set up field hospital at Penang Hospital parking lot, says Khairy | Malay Mail

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 11 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will set up a field hospital at the Penang Hospital (HPP) parking lot, to accommodate the increasing number of Covid-19 patients in the state. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin sai…

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Khairy: Penang teens to get Covid-19 jabs in two more weeks, other states to find out next week | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Adolescents in Penang will start getting their Covid-19 vaccinations in the next two weeks, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced today. He said the vaccinations will be done at schools and that stud…

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Khairy promises Penang more low-risk Covid-19 quarantine centres | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The federal government is setting up more Covid-19 Integrated Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) in Penang in view of the increasing number of cases there, Khairy Jamaluddin announced today. The health…

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Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases below 20,000 again, Sarawak still highest at 3,743 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Malaysia added 19,550 new Covid-19 cases today, a slightly smaller number compared to 24 hours earlier when the nationwide figure climbed to 21,176. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah…

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Covid-19: Infections climb back past 21,000, cumulative cases now stand at 1.94 million | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Malaysia recorded 21,176 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, with cumulative cases now standing at 1,940,950 cases, according to data released by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Ab…

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Vaccine effects waning possibly driving Covid-19 transmission in Sarawak – Khairy https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/09/vaccine-effects-waning-possibly-driving-covid-19-transmission-in-sarawak-khairy/ via @@theborneopost

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 9): The Health Ministry (MOH) did not rule out the possibility of waning effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines over time that drives transmission in Sarawak. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the ministry is als…

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Covid-19 death rate involving those fully vaccinated just 0.009 pct https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/09/covid-19-death-rate-involving-those-fully-vaccinated-just-0-009-pct/ via @@theborneopost

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 9): The death rate among those who have completed their Covid-19 vaccination in Malaysia is 0.009 per cent, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the rate of death for those who were vaccinated in Malays…

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Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia’s Covid-19 ICU usage at 82pc but Kedah over capacity | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Eighty-two per cent of all intensive care unit (ICU) beds allocated to Covid-19 patients nationwide were occupied, with at least six states operating beyond 90 per cent capacity, said Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham…

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Health Ministry looking to use other drugs to treat Covid-19 patients, says its deputy D-G | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is looking to use some other drugs apart from Baricitinib to treat Covid-19 patients in the country, said MOH deputy director-general (Research and Technical Support) Datuk Dr H…

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COVIDNOW Is The Health Ministry's Attempt At Better Data Breakdown Of Malaysia's Pandemic Data https://www.therakyatpost.com/2021/09/09/covidnow-is-the-health-ministrys-attempt-at-better-data-breakdown-of-malaysias-data/ via @therakyatpost

The Ministry wants the public to know in better detail with what's going on.

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Tengku Zafrul: Putrajaya looking to further lower price of Covid-19 self-test kits by year end | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The government is looking at further revising down the price of Covid-19 self-test kits by end of this year to make them accessible to everyone. Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the…

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Malaysia now aims to vaccinate 90% of the population to achieve herd immunity, says deputy Health D-G

Dr Hishamshah said the 70% vaccination rate is no longer adequate due to new variants. Malaysia needs to vaccinate 90% of the population before we can say herd immunity has been achieved.

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Medical tourism as green bubble precursor to reopening borders, says private hospitals association

PETALING JAYA: The green bubble concept for the medical tourism sector should be created as a precursor to the opening of borders to foreign tourists, said Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh.

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Tentative Steps Toward Vaccine Equity in Malaysia

The assurances of one minister will not be sufficient to convince fearful migrants to come forward, meaning little progress in protecting migrants’ right to health, and controlling the spread of Covid-19.

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KLCC PPV officially closed from tomorrow, says ProtectHealth CEO | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The Integrated Vaccine Administering Centre (PPV) at KLCC will be officially closed from tomorrow. ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd chief executive officer, Datuk Anas Alam Faizli in a statement posted on…

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Almost 98 pct of new Covid-19 cases nationwide in Category One, Two – Health DG https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/08/almost-98-pct-of-new-covid-19-cases-nationwide-in-category-one-two-health-dg/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): A total of 19,304 cases or 97.8 per cent of the 19,733 new Covid-19 cases today are either Category One - without symptoms, or Category Two (minor symptoms), said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor His…

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Covid-19: ICU bed occupancy rate in govt hospitals rose to 84% as of Sept 7 - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): The rate of occupancy for government hospital beds in intensive care units (ICUs) had increased to 84% as of Sept 7, compared with 68% previously.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah twee…

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Health minister: Good news for outdoor team sports soon, ventilation guidelines for gyms being prepared | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today said that there will be good news soon for outdoor team sports. Khairy on his Twitter account also said that the ministry is in the midst of drawing up ventilation gu…

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Malaysia records 361 more Covid-19 deaths today, with 904 in ICU | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The Health Ministry said today that another 361 deaths from Covid-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours. This brings the cumulative number of deaths in the country past the 19,000-mark, at 19,163. Health di…

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Malaysia passes 19,000 Covid-19 deaths

Number of daily fatalities creeping up, but active caseload decreasing.