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1,280 Covid-19 cases, 9 deaths

3 more private hospitals to become vaccination centres

Association says it proves they are capable of helping in the national immunisation programme.

Women still disadvantaged after 100 years of change

Study by World Economic Forum finds that at present rates of change, gender parity won't happen in our lifetimes.

Health DG says Sarawak has most people given first Covid-19 vaccine jabs at 22,149 doses given out https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/03/08/health-dg-says-sarawak-has-most-people-given-first-covid-19-vaccine-jabs-at-22149-doses-given-out/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): A total of 139,720 people in the country have received the first of the two-dose Covid-19 vaccine to date, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah disclosed today. He shared infographics on…

Malaysia to buy more Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines

Malaysia will buy additional doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total secured to 32 million, enough to cover half of its population, the country's science minister said on Monday. The Southeast Asian countr…

Khairy: Those travelling in between Covid-19 vaccine doses still subject to mandatory quarantine | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 8 — Individuals who travel overseas in between their first and second Covid-19 vaccine doses will still be subjected to mandatory quarantine upon their return, the government said today. “If they have not comple…

Covid-19: 200 reports received from whistleblowers over vaccine queue jumping

GPs to be part of phase 2 and 3 of vaccination programme

Health minister Dr Adham Baba says general practitioners keen on offering their services should register online.

Covid-19 Herd Immunity Takes Years, Expert Tells Putrajaya

Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman estimates only 60-70% population coverage with Covid-19 vaccination.

Dr M, at 96, is oldest Malaysian Covid-19 vaccine recipient

Praising him, Khairy Jamaluddin hopes Dr Mahathir Mohamad will inspire others to come forward to be vaccinated.

Family prayer gathering 'caused Terengganu Covid-19 surge'

State health director says several families returned to Terengganu from Johor, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Penang for a grandfather's funeral.

Health D-G: Nigerian variant B1.525 mutations do not affect ability to detect, trace infected persons | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 7 — The Nigerian variant B1.525 of Covid-19 has important mutations in the spike protein but they do not affect the ability to detect or trace a person infected with the variant, said Health Director-General Tan…

3 million register for Covid-19 jabs through MySejahtera app

So far, nearly 130,000 have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine nationwide.

1,680 Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

There are 172 patients in intensive care, with 84 requiring respiratory assistance.

I’m alive today because of our healthcare frontliners! — Joseph Ong See Sung | Malay Mail

MARCH 5 — I had been living alone in Klang after my wife passed on some six years ago. My son, Jason, lives with his wife and daughter in Subang Jaya. I am 64 and was working at a food & beverage plant run by a Swiss multinationa…

Malaysia Vaccine Rollout Needs Boost To Avoid Delays

Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccine doses administered per 100 population, on a rolling 7-day average, is lower than Singapore, Indonesia, and India.

Dr Noor Hisham: SOPs ramped up after 15 active Covid-19 clusters linked to old folks’ homes | Malay Mail https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/03/04/dr-noor-hisham-sops-ramped-up-after-15-active-covid-19-clusters-linked-to-o/1954938#.YEFtMbB8Xtk.twitter 👌

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Health director-general (DG) Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today revealed that 15 active Covid-19 clusters involve old folks’ homes, and promised that standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been rampe…

Covid-19: Seven hospitals to evaluate ‘deep throat saliva’ method effectiveness, says Dr Noor Hisham | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has identified seven hospitals to conduct field assessments on the deep throat saliva sampling method for the Covid-19 screening tests. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham…

New subcommittee will study early Covid-19 vaccination for non-medical frontliners, says Dr Adham | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — A special panel under the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) has been formed to assess requests from non-medical frontliners for early Covid-19 vaccination, Datuk Seri…

Health minister says checked Covid-19 vaccine queue-cutting claims, found no evidence any took place | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said investigations on alleged queue-cutting for Covid-19 vaccines have yielded no evidence that any such incident occurred in the country. Speaking to Malay Mail,…

MOH Gags Health Workers Amid Vaccine Queue-Jumping Claims

The Ministry of Health (MOH) says this is not to prevent health care workers from speaking up, but to encourage them to use proper feedback and complaint channels.

Clarify GPs’ Role In Home Monitoring Covid-19 Patients: MMA

The Malaysian Medical Association asks the Ministry of Health for minimum RM35 daily remuneration for private general practitioners (GPs) to issue home surveillance orders and to monitor Category 1 and 2 Covid-19 patients at home.

Health minister: Individuals who jump queue for vaccine jabs can be fined RM50,000, jailed six months | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, March 3 — Individuals who jump queue to receive the Covid-19 vaccine jabs can be fined not more than RM50,000 or jailed not more than six months, or both, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said such act…

Govt urged to clarify vulnerable groups for Covid-19 vaccination - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) has urged the Government to clarify where high-risk groups fall into the priority list in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.The medical specialist group…