PUTRAJAYA, July 4 — The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Division (NPRA) of the Ministry of Health (MOH) has cancelled the notification of four cosmetic products because they were found to contain scheduled poisons and thus are no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — The number of new Covid-19 infections in the country for the 26th Epidemiological Week (ME 26), from June 26 to July 2, increased by 6.1 per cent to 16,694 cases from 15,739 cases in the previous week (ME 25).

PUTRAJAYA, July 1 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) through the Food Safety and Quality Division (BKKM) today informed that no distributor or company in Malaysia has obtained a licence for the import and sale of zam zam water.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The number of new Covid-19 infections in the country for the 25th Epidemiology Week (ME 25) which began from June 19 to June 25 saw a 10.9 per cent increase to 15,739 cases compared to 14,195 cases the week before.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Malaysia has recorded 106,477 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), up to the 24th epidemiology week (ME) from June 12 to June 18.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Malaysia has recorded a 27.9 per cent increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases for the 24th epidemiological week (ME 24), from June 12 to June 18, to 14,195 cases compared with 11,096 cases reported in the previous week (ME 23).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Malaysia has recorded a 0.4 increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases for the Epidemiological Week 23 (ME 23), from June 5 to 11, to 11,096 cases compared with 11,052 cases reported in the previous week (ME 22).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — A total of 82,846 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were reported as of the last day of epidemiological week (ME) 22/2022 (June 4), said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — Malaysia has recorded a 15.5 per cent drop in the number of new Covid-19 cases for the epidemiological week 22 (ME 22), from May 29 to June 4, to 11,052 cases compared with 13,076 cases reported in the previous week (ME 21).

PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — The number of dengue fever cases in Selangor has gone up by 270 cases bringing the total to 920 cases in the 20th Epidemiology Week (ME) from May 15 to May 21.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — Out of 65,535 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) reported as of May 28 this year, only three were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) ward so far, according to the Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The Malaysian Allied Health Professions Council’s (MAHPC) decision to amend the Second Schedule of the Allied Health Professions Act 2016 (Act 774) was in line with the development of allied health services in Malaysia, public service policy, technological changes and current trends at the international level.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been officially appointed as the vice-chair of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board representing the Western Pacific Region (WPR) for 2022-2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The number of new Covid-19 infections in the country for the 21st Epidemiology Week (ME 21) which began from May 22 to 28 saw a fall of 4.1 per cent to 13,076 cases compared to 13,630 cases the week before (ME 20).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The importer of Jif peanut butter has been asked to recall the products from the market, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Results from the National Public Health Laboratory (MKAK) have confirmed that a three-year-old child does not have monkeypox, and is instead infected with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The number of foot, hand and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in the country had increased at a worrying rate of 20 fold with 47,209 cases reported as of May 21 this year compared to only 2,237 cases in the corresponding period last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The Covid-19 situation in the country during the 20th Epidemiology Week (Epiweek) showed improvement with a decrease in new cases and the number of patients admitted to hospital, from the previous week, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Only one in five patients manage to control hypertension, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The number of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases in the country has recorded an increase of 15 times, to 31,661 as of May 14, compared with only 2,121 cases reported in the same period last year, said Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.