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Khairy: Health, Education ministries to finalise SOPs for school session on Thursday | Malay Mail
SEMPORNA, Sept 7 — The standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be used for the face-to-face school session which is to resume from October 3 will be finalised at the coordination meeting between the Ministry of Health (MOH) and t…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia reported another 18,547 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 1,880,734, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
KUALA LUMPUR: While Covid-19 booster shots will likely be needed to bolster the country’s herd immunity, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) believes the need of the hour is to inoculate the unvaccinated population first.
What to do in case you are listed as a confirmed case, why your status may have changed to suspect case, how to download your digital certificate of vaccination, and more.
Experts: Too Early To Declare Covid-19 Endemic Phase
Public health experts say the government first needs to control the Covid-19 epidemic, as infections and deaths are still too high, before transitioning into an endemic stage.
Malaysia will start treating Covid as 'endemic' around end-October, trade minister says
More than 75% of Malaysia's adult population is expected to be fully vaccinated by then, said International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali.
Klang Valley almost at full Covid-19 vaccination for adults | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Almost all adults in the Klang Valley region who were eligible to be vaccinated have completed both doses of their vaccination, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (J…
Study: Vaccines Can’t Curb Covid-19 Without Effective Contact Tracing
A Malaysian study simulated that at a 1.4% vaccination rate (450,000 daily doses administered), 70% contract tracing effectiveness will reduce peak incidence for untraced Covid-19 cases by 70% compared to 30% contact tracing effe…
Khairy: High Covid-19 deaths not necessarily daily rates, but reports from backlogs | Malay Mail
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 6 — The high number of Covid-19 deaths reported daily does not reflect the actual number of fresh deaths that occur within 24 hours, federal Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today. He explained that the…
Covid-19: Malaysia’s ICU bed occupancy dips slightly to 86pc; non-ICU bed use rises to 75pc | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The rate of bed occupancy in intensive care units (ICU) across Malaysia has dipped slightly to 86 per cent compared to 87 per cent the previous day, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah s…
Covid-19: Malaysia to prepare to reopen the country cautiously as outbreak transitions to endemic phase, says KJ
PUTRAJAYA: As Malaysia prepares to transition from the Covid-19 pandemic to an endemic phase, the Health Ministry wants to ensure the reopening of sectors is done in a careful manner.
Khairy: MOH’s KPI in first 100 days includes 80pc adults fully vaccinated, ICU beds only 70pc full from Covid-19 | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today his key performance index (KPI) for the Ministry of Health (MOH) after taking over its portfolio includes ensuring 80 per cent of the adult population be fully v…
As Covid-19 turns endemic, MOH says working with NSC for simple, more streamlined SOPs https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/04/as-covid-19-turns-endemic-moh-says-working-with-nsc-for-simple-more-streamlined-sops/ via @@theborneopost
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): The Ministry of Health (MOH) said today it will be working with the National Security Council (NSC), Finance and Communications Ministries to streamline Covid-19 SOPs within the next 100 days. In a press co…
Khairy: Category 3 Covid-19 patients with comorbidities to be admitted to hospitals, quarantine and low-risk treatment centres | Malay Mail
TAMPIN, Sept 4 ― Category 3 Covid-19 patients with comorbidity records will be admitted to hospitals and Quarantine and Low-risk Treatment Centres (PKRCs), for treatment and monitoring from doctors and healthcare workers, said th…
Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases dip below 20,000 mark for second day straight with 19,057 new infections | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — The country added 19,057 cases to the Covid-19 tally as of noon today but for the second day straight the number of infections have dropped below the 20,000 mark, bolstering hope that the outbreak would sta…
Malaysia’s pharmacies: Govt should have set ceiling price for Covid-19 self-test kits from Day 1 | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) insisted today that they never rejected the ceiling price for the Covid-19 self-test kits announced by the government this week but merely said it should have been do…
JKJAV says 47.8pc of Malaysia’s population fully vaccinated | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — A total of 47.8 per cent of the country’s population or 15,606,818 individuals, have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special C…
Khairy says to discuss with Education Ministry on making Covid-19 vaccination compulsory for teachers | Malay Mail
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 3 — A discussion on the vaccination mandate for teachers will be held with Education Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the mandate on whether to make vaccination c…