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Health frontliners to get one-off payment from March 1

The payment of RM500 is in addition to the special allowance of RM600 a month, says health minister.

Ministers: Covid-19 vaccine free to all, including non-citizens

COVID-19 | Adham Baba and Khairy Jamaluddin say vaccinating foreigners is the humane thing to do.

Health D-G: Malaysia's Covid-19 R0 now at 0.9 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the basic reproduction number (R0) for Covid-19 infections was now 0.9 nationally. The R0 projects the average number of people that each new Cov…

Covid-19: Immunitee is Malaysia’s first health passport accepted in Singapore | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia’s Immunitee Health Passport has partnered with Temasek-founded Affinidi to become the country’s first health passport to be accepted in Singapore, via Affinidi’s Unifier digital credential platform…

3,288 Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths

The 14 deaths take the toll to 923.

Health Ministry in talks with Pfizer on getting another 30pc of Covid-19 vaccine supply, says minister | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is in talks with pharmaceutical company Pfizer to obtain another 30 per cent supply of Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty (Concentrate For Dispersion For Injection) produced by Pfizer-Bio…

Why Malaysia Reported Below 3,000 Covid-19 Cases

The number of people tested for Covid-19 dropped from over 67,000 people tested on Feb 3 to some 49,000 on Feb 9, while the positive rate on Feb 9 was 5.6%.

Three-day quarantine for ministers only allowed if certain criteria met, says Health DG http://www.edgeprop.my/content/1799761/three-day-quarantine-ministers-only-allowed-if-certain-criteria-met-says-health-dg #EdgeProp.my #theEdge via @twitterdev

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): Cabinet ministers returning from official visits abroad are allowed to shorten their self-isolation to three days, only if they ...

Doctor claims pharmacies acting unlawfully https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/02/10/doctor-claims-pharmacies-acting-unlawfully/ via @@theborneopost

KUCHING: A concerned medical practitioner has taken pharmacies here to task over practices he deemed to be unlawful and could potentially cost people’s lives. Captain (Rtd) Dr Forest Kang, who runs a private clinic here, has writ…

Private hospitals all geared up to help combat Covid-19 - The Edge Markets

AS the number of Covid-19 cases reported daily remains high at four digits, the Ministry of Health (MoH) continues to devise strategies to manage the situation.A year after Malaysia reported its first Covid-19 case on Jan 25, 202…

More volunteers needed for vaccine from China

Ministry invites applications for ongoing third phase of clinical trials.

In past 24 hours, Covid-19 infected 2,764 people in Malaysia, killed 13 others | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The number of new Covid-19 infections in Malaysia dipped below 3,000 for the first time since the movement control order (MCO) returned, registering 2,764 cases. The last time was on January 13, when the Hea…

Ex-health minister: What's the science behind 3-day quarantine for ministers?

Dzulkefly Ahmad calls the decision by the health minister 'counter-intuitive' and 'irresponsible'.

Ministers or ordinary M'sians: Covid-19 can't tell the difference, doc tells Adham

COVID-19 | The doctor notes the Health DG's apparent failure to speak out against ministers' reduced quarantine period.

Covid-19 backlog: Why delays happen and what can be done

Labs, GPs, MOH and other experts break down the multi-faceted problem plus propose possible solutions.

RM3bil is just about right, say healthcare experts

Covid-19 vaccine: One year for country to achieve herd immunity, say scientists https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/02/09/covid-19-vaccine-one-year-for-country-to-achieve-herd-immunity-say-scientists/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR: The country is expected to need a year to achieve herd immunity for the coronavirus through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Plan, one of the largest vaccination programmes in Malaysia. Scientist Ts. Dr Ummirul Mu…

MPs do their bit with subsidised Covid-19 tests

SOME politicians have stepped in to provide subsidised antigen rapid test kit (RTK-Ag) for Covid-19 screening to make the test accessible to everyone, particularly to the lower-income group.

Adham: Ministers’ 3-Day Quarantine Only Allowed With ‘Bubble’ Overseas Itinerary

A bubble itinerary means the delegation only meets their overseas counterparts without taking part in any other outside activities between official meetings.

Malaysia records highest daily deaths at 24 with 3,100 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Malaysia today records 24 new fatalities related to the Covid-19, the highest one to date according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). The country also recorded 3,100 new cases in the past 24 hours according t…

Malaysians Dying Faster From Covid Jan 2021 Than 2020

The time that foreigners took to die from Covid-19 after hospital admission increased from four days in 2020 to six days last month, but deaths among Malaysians dropped from 10 to seven days after admission.

The State of the Nation: Much is riding on Covid-19 vaccination momentum - The Edge Markets

EVEN though the number of new Covid-19 cases reached a fresh record high of 5,725 last Friday (Jan 29) — double the seven-day moving average barely a fortnight ago and more than triple that at the start of the year — Malaysia see…

The State of the Nation: At least half of Malaysians want Covid-19 vaccine now, The Edge poll finds - The Edge Markets

IN what looks like a boost to Malaysia’s economy, eight in 10 Malaysians want to be vaccinated for Covid-19 and five out of 10 want the jab immediately (49.3%) rather than waiting six months (30.1%), according to an online poll b…

Covid-19 has spread beyond longhouses, Sibu people warned

Residents advised to cancel their CNY reunion dinners to halt the spread of the pandemic.