SHAH ALAM, Oct 19 — The Institute for Medical Research (IMR), established in 1900, has become a hallmark of excellence in medicine and medical science in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — A total of 58 new Covid-19 Omicron variant cases have been confirmed, with 54 of them being imported cases and four local transmissions, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Malaysia has detected the second case Covid-19 Omicron variant involving its citizen, an eight-year-old girl who returned from Lagos, Nigeria, on December 5.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Studies done by the Medical Research Institute (IMR) have found that two self-test devices (rapid antigen test) that use saliva for Covid-19 screening, have sensitivity levels of above 90 per cent.

PUTRAJAYA, June 21— Malaysia is developing a vaccine to protect against Covid-19 using the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) technology.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Institute of Medical Research (IMR) is studying the use of saliva (early morning) and ‘deep throat saliva’ to be used as samples to detect Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Malaysians who have previously been infected with the Covid-19 virus are invited to participate in a longitudinal study on the response of neutralising antibodies among Covid-19 patients in the country.