MALAYSIA YET TO DECIDE ON VACCINATION FOR CHILDREN PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 — Malaysia has yet to decide to go ahead with COVID-19 vaccination exercise for children below 12 years old, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “There has been no approval for paediatric vaccination yet in Malaysia or anywhere else. It’s still under review by regulatory agencies,...
SOUTH KOREA DETECTS 3 ‘MU’ VARIANT CASES FOR FIRST TIME SEOUL, Sept 3 — South Korea has confirmed the country’s first cases of a coronavirus strain called “Mu” from three patients, Yonhap news agency reported. The variant, which was first identified in Colombia, was confirmed from three imported cases from Mexico, the United States and...
CHILE TO VACCINATE KIDS 6 TO 11 WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGAINST COVID-19 SANTIAGO, Sept 9 — Chile will resume its vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) next week by vaccinating adolescents aged 14 to 17, and children aged 6 to 11 with underlying medical conditions, reported Xinhua. “Between Monday, Sept. 13 and Thursday,...
CHOOSING THE RIGHT FACE MASK FOR BETTER PROTECTION DURING PANDEMIC PETALING JAYA, 18 August – Think of face masks as the latest trending accessory that can save your life and the lives of those you love. But instead of going for masks with fancy patterns, logos or slogans, settle for one that provides good protection against...
DELTA VARIANT ACCOUNTS FOR 93 PER CENT COVID-19 CASES IN THAILAND BANGKOK, Aug 24 – The highly contagious Delta variant accounts for 93 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Thailand. Director-General of Medical Sciences Department Dr Supakit Sirilak said the latest survey from Aug 14 to Aug 20 showed 2,132 of 2,295 samples, or 92.9 per...
CANSINO AND SINOVAC VACCINES FOR SIX STATES WITH LESS THAN 50 PCT OF PEOPLE VACCINATED – DR ADHAM KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — CanSino and Sinovac vaccines will be used to step up vaccination in six states which have yet to achieve vaccinating 50 per cent of the adult population, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minster...
NO BREAK IN SUPPLY OF COVID-19 MEDICINES DESPITE INCREASED DEMAND – HEALTH DG KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — Public hospitals throughout the country are still getting their supplies of COVID-19 medicines despite a drastic increase in demand and disruption in supplies from producers, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said medicines were...
JKNJ INTRODUCES VCAC SYSTEM TO MANAGE COVID-19 PATIENTS JOHOR BAHRU, 18 August — Johor State Health Department (JKNJ) has implemented a Virtual COVID-19 Assessment Centre (VCAC) to facilitate the management of coronavirus positive patients and contact tracing in the state. State Health and Environment committee chairman R.Vidyananthan said the system would reduce the presence of...
LABUAN PCR LABORATORY COMPLETED, OPERATIONAL SINCE JULY LABUAN, Aug 23 — The COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test laboratory, costing RM700,000, has been fully completed and began operations on July 15. Labuan Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari said the completion of the laboratory at the Labuan Nucleus Hospital had resulted in quicker PCR test results....
Malaysia cadang Perakuan Bersama Sijil Pengesahan Vaksinasi dengan Australia – Hishammuddin KUALA LUMPUR, 19 April — Malaysia mencadangkan kepada Australia supaya bekerjasama mewujudkan Perakuan Bersama Sijil Pengesahan Vaksinasi untuk membolehkan perjalanan dan memulihkan proses rentas sempadan selepas kedua-dua negara terjejas akibat pandemik COVID-19. Menteri Luar Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein berkata langkah itu penting memandangkan...
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