KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has announced that the wearing of face masks onboard aircraft is no longer compulsory effective from today.

SHAH ALAM, Sept 27 — The economic stimulus initiatives implemented by the state government during the Covid-19 pandemic have helped to boost the Selangor tourism sector in 2021.

GENEVA, Sept 23 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned again against complacency in fighting Covid-19, urging for coordinated action and political commitments to save lives and prevent economic and health damage from the ongoing pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — The headlines are everywhere, even as masks are not.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — Malaysia's experience in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic needs to be institutionalised to ensure that the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the country are ready, should another pandemic emerge in the future.

BANGKOK, Sept 21 — In bid to boost tourist arrivals during the tourism high season, starting October 1, travellers from 64 countries and territories on the visa exemption list including Malaysia will get to stay in Thailand for up to 45 days compared to 30 days at present.

THE HAGUE, Sept 21 — The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Tuesday that despite falling Covid-19 cases in Europe, the pandemic is not over yet and countries should prepare for a new wave.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — A total of 13,627 new Covid-19 cases was recorded for the 37th Epidemiological Week (ME 37/2022) from September 11 to 17 compared to 14,072 cases in ME 36/2022, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

BENGALURU, Sept 15 — Japan is expected to waive visa requirements for certain tourists and remove a limit on daily arrivals in October as it aims to benefit from a rebound in global tourism, Nikkei reported on Thursday.

HANOI, Sept 8 — The Vietnamese Health Ministry has issued guidance on the wearing of masks in public places for Covid-19 prevention and control, clarifying to who and where it is a must.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The number of new cases of Covid-19 decreased by 16.9 per cent to 15,549 cases in the 35th Epidemiological Week (ME 35/2022) from August 28 to September 3 compared to 18,715 in ME 34/2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was discharged from the National Heart Institute (IJN) at 9.30am today.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 1 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorised updated Covid-19 vaccine booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech that target Omicron subvariants.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — The number of new Covid-19 infections dropped by 17.9 per cent to 18,715 cases in the 34th Epidemiology Week (ME 34/2022) from August 21 to 27.

SINGAPORE, Aug 24 — Singapore is preparing to start boosting children aged five to 11 years with PfizerBioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine in the fourth quarter of this year, the Health Ministry said today.

SINGAPORE, Aug 24 — Singapore will do away with requirements to wear masks indoors starting August 29, as the country sees its Covid-19 situation stabilise further, the health minister said on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE, Aug 24 — Covid-19 vaccination will continue to be a condition for the approval of all new applications for long-term passes and work passes in Singapore, the Health Ministry (MOH) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The Covid-19 pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in Asia and the Pacific by at least two years, and many people in the region will likely find it harder than before to escape poverty, according to a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

MACABEBE, (PHILIPPINES), Aug 23 — Millions of Philippine students returned to classrooms for the first time in more than two years on Monday, after the country lifted most remaining Covid-19 curbs to try and reverse learning losses.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Foreign students holding valid Chinese residence permits for study are allowed to enter China from August 24, said China Embassy in Malaysia.