KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — The number of new Covid-19 cases has increased by 0.8 per cent to 28,554 cases in the 31st epidemiological week (ME 31) from July 31 to August 6, comprising 28,499 local cases and 55 imported cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — A total of 1.76 million or 49.8 per cent of children aged between five and 11 in the country have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The number of new Covid-19 infections recorded in the 30th epidemiological week (ME 30/2022), from July 24 to 30, dropped by 5.2 per cent to 28,339 cases from 29,886 cases in the previous week.

SEOUL, Aug 1 — South Korea's new Covid-19 cases fell below 50,000 on Monday on fewer virus tests during the weekend, but the number of seriously ill patients reached a two-month high amid a virus resurgence fueled by a highly contagious omicron subvariant.

WASHINGTON, July 31 — United States President Joe Biden's previous negative coronavirus test resulted in a positive reading Saturday, extending his quarantine, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted local reports.

SOLO, July 29 — Four members of the Malaysian contingent to the 11th Asean Para Games here will have to forgo their dreams of appearing at the tournament after testing positive for Covid-19 just a day shy of the opening ceremony.

BIRMINGHAM, July 28 — The Malaysian contingent at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games is reminded not to be complacent about the spread of Covid-19 which is still rampant at the moment.

By Sheeda Fathil PETALING JAYA, July 24 — Tourism Selangor hopes the First Selangor Plan (RS-1) that is scheduled to be tabled on July 27, would focus more on the tourism sector. Its chief executive officer Azrul Shah Mohamad said this is because the tourism industry was among the most...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The ringgit is likely to continue its decline against the US dollar next week due to higher inflation, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The number of new daily Covid-19 cases in the country for the six-day week (July 16 to July 21) surged to 26,237 cases with cases breaching the 5,000-mark on July 16 and July 20.

TOKYO, July 22 — Japan's daily Covid-19 cases exceeded 180,000 on Thursday, setting a record for the second straight day, according to a Kyodo News tally, as all-time-high numbers were reported in 35 of the country's 47 prefectures amid the nation's seventh wave of infections.

WASHINGTON, July 22 — United States President Joe Biden said he is “doing well” Thursday after testing positive for Covid-19.

SYDNEY, July 21 — Australians admitted to hospitals from Covid-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and recommended people wear masks indoors and get booster shots urgently amid a major coronavirus outbreak.

BANGKOK, July 20 — Thailand has detected the first case of Omicron BA.2.75 sub-variant in the southern province of Trang.

PUTRAJAYA, July 19 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) is prepared to revive the contingency plan for schoolchildren should the increase in Covid-19 infection and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) cases gets out of control.

SEOUL, July 16 — South Korea's new Covid-19 cases reached a 66-day high at over 41,000 on Saturday amid the spread of a highly contagious new Omicron subvariant.

PETALING JAYA, July 15 — The shortage of pharmaceutical products in the market is expected to normalise by the end of July, said Pharmaniaga Bhd deputy managing director Mohamed Iqbal Abdul Rahman.

TOKYO, July 13 — Japan recorded more than 76,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, more than double from a week earlier and topping the 70,000 mark for the first time since March 3 amid signs the nation is undergoing the seventh wave of infections.

GENEVA, July 13 — The head of the World Health Organisation said he was concerned Covid-19 cases and deaths were climbing, stretching health systems while monkeypox was also rising with 9,200 cases reported in 63 countries, reported Anadolu Agency.

SEOUL, July 13 — Daily Covid-19 infections in South Korea have jumped above 40,000 for the first time in two months, with the government warning of a potential five-fold surge in the coming months.