WASHINGTON, April 11 — United States President Joe Biden signed a bill on Monday (April 10) to end the national emergency over Covid-19.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal KAJANG, April 10 — Selangor's success in combating the Covid-19 pandemic's challenges was due to effective cooperation between the state government and the state health department. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said when Covid-19 struck Malaysia, Selangor was...

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal GOMBAK, April 9 — Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari has advised the people to continue practising public health precautions during the Aidilfitri celebration. The Menteri Besar said individuals who are exhibiting symptoms or feeling unwell are advised to avoid social events to...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has recommended the education sector conduct screening on students, teachers and staff after 11 of the 18 Covid-19 clusters reported in the seventh epidemiological week 2023 (ME 13/2023) from March 26 to April 1, were education clusters.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The public are encouraged to continue taking safe public health measures during the upcoming fasting month to protect themselves, their families and the community.

LOS ANGELES, March 21 — The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell's response to vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine were considerably lower in people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to people without prior infection, according to a new study published on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — A total of 2,796,638 doses of Covid-19 vaccine stocks of various brands have expired at the Ministry of Health (MOH) facility and the Covid-19 vaccine storage warehouse as of February 28.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The rescheduled examination papers for the 2022 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) will be from March 16 to 22.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The public’s response to the Covid-19 vaccine booster dose is still unsatisfactory, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The number of admissions of Covid-19 patients to public hospitals per 100,000 population in the ninth Epidemiological Week 2023 (ME 9/2023) compared to ME 8/2023 increased by 33 per cent for categories one to five, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT) has observed an increase in various cybersecurity attacks capitalising on the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on phishing emails, websites, scam domains, malware and vulnerable sectors and infrastructures in the health sector, according to data gathered by Kaspersky Security Network.

SEOUL, Feb 22 — South Korea will not require travellers from China to test for Covid-19 after arrival starting next month, although they will still need to take pre-departure tests, a senior South Korean official said on Wednesday, in the country's latest relaxing of rules that were put in place after China's reopening.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The number of admissions of Covid-19 patients to health facilities per 100,000 residents increased by 3.4 per cent in the seventh Epidemiological Week 2023 (ME 7/2023) from February 12 to February 18, compared to ME 6/2023, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) today expressed its appreciation to the Australian government for channelling RM9 million in funding for the country's Covid-19 programmes.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Feb 11 — A total of 15 Selcare Clinics and The KL Clinic are offering free Covid-19 booster shots. The Selgate Corporation Group chief executive officer has invited the public to get their booster doses at a clinic nearby. "Free booster shots are still...

SINGAPORE, Feb 9 — As the situation in the republic has remained steady over the past few months, Singapore will leave the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, said its Multi-Ministry Taskforce (MTF).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — New daily Covid-19 cases for the week compiled by Bernama from January 28 to February 2 surged 42 per cent to 1,629 from the previous week.

LOS ANGELES, Jan 31 — The Biden administration announced on Monday it plans to end the Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11.

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 30 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) will collaborate with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to monitor any incidents of Covid-19 outbreak involving students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations, which will begin on February 20.

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 29 — Some 1.5 million Hindu devotees and tourists from within the country and abroad are expected to throng Penang next weekend for the annual Thaipusam celebrations.