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Khairy: Setting of Covid-19 self-test kit ceiling price takes into account people’s needs | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 3 — The decision to set the maximum retail price of Covid -19 self-test kits effective Sunday is made after taking into account the people’s needs, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said postponing the ce…

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Malaysia records 330 Covid-19 deaths including 93 BID cases https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/03/malaysia-records-330-covid-19-deaths-including-93-bid-cases/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3): A total of 330 Covid-19 patients died today, an increase of 81 deaths within 24 hours, from yesterday’s 249 cases. This puts the total number of fatalities relating to the disease at 17,521 or 0.97 per cent…

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HR minister: All workers should be vaccinated against Covid-19 to ensure safe working environment | Malay Mail

IPOH, September 3 — Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan today said that all employees, including foreign workers, should be vaccinated in order to provide a safe workplace environment during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sa…

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Covid-19 Watch: 19,378 new cases on Friday (Sept 3), Selangor highest with 3,613

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has 19,378 more cases of Covid-19 on Friday (Sept 3), the Health Ministry reported.

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Covid-19: 180,000 CanSino vaccine doses to be distributed across Sabah in phases

PETALING JAYA: A total of 180,000 CanSino Covid-19 vaccine doses will be distributed in phases across Sabah from Aug 28 to Sept 6, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

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‘Stem tide of cases among teens’

PETALING JAYA: With Covid-19 cases and deaths surging among the young, health experts are urging parents not to delay inoculating their children when the rollout begins this month for those aged 12 to 17.

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Dubious endorsement alert

KUALA LUMPUR: The public must be on the alert against scammers using images of the Health director-general to peddle their products, the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department has urged.

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HKL, Selayang Hospital receive medical equipment from Unicef to fight Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) and Selayang Hospital today each received 200 essential oxygen concentrators and other life-saving equipment from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef).

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Malaysian health authorities warn against use of controversial anti-parasite drug

SE Asia News -"You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it.". Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Pharmacies seek subsidies after ‘sudden’ RM19.90 price cap on Covid-19 self-test kits https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/02/pharmacies-seek-subsidies-after-sudden-rm19-90-price-cap-on-covid-19-self-test-kits/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Pharmacies in Malaysia should be given subsidies or be allowed to return existing stock of Covid-19 self-test kits as the government’s new retail price limit of RM19.90 that will kick in three days’ time is…

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Covid: 20,988 new cases, Selangor still top at 4,073

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has 20,988 more cases of Covid-19 on Thursday (Sept 2), the Health Ministry reported.

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Putrajaya sets retail price for Covid-19 self-test kits at RM19.90 max from Sept 5 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 ― The federal government today announced a ceiling price of RM19.90 for Covid-19 self-test kits in retail stores starting September 5. It also capped the wholesale price for the kits at RM16. “The demand for…

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Contract doctors: Ex-health minister Dr Subramaniam claims he tried to fix root cause of problem but faced opposition from Higher Education Ministry | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 ― Former health minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam has claimed that he had tried to resolve the decades-old problem faced by junior medical officers in the civil service back when the Barisan Nasional was…

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KJ: Malaysia to enter endemic phase by end October

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia can start preparing its move into an endemic Covid-19 phase by the end of October, with more people being fully vaccinated.

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Sabah doctors share heartbreaking Covid-19 battle in hospitals, left with no choice but to turn away patients | Malay Mail

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 2 — Sabah’s surge of new Covid-19 cases has led experts to suggest that another crisis may hit the state with hospitals already unable to cope with the staggering numbers of patients, and some wards tripling t…

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Oxygen tanks crisscrossing Sabah to fill urgent Covid-19 need at Sandakan hospital | Malay Mail

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 1 — Sandakan, the largest city in Sabah after the state capital Kota Kinabalu, is seeing a sharp influx of Covid-19 cases again. To deal with the high number of cases in Sandakan, the Duchess of Kent Hospital…

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Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dip further to 18,762 today but Sabah, Sarawak catching up to Selangor | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Malaysia’s latest Covid-19 cases went down a little today, registering at 18,762 nationwide. Selangor still has the most infections at 3,711 but the Borneo states appear to be gaining ground. Sabah recorded…