KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 —The Omicron variant currently dominating COVID-19 infections is not virulent, according to Ministry of Health (MOH) Public Health Medicine Specialist Dr.

KUALA BERANG, May 22 — Unsafe sex has been identified as the main cause behind HIV/AIDS infections in the country, said the Ministry of Health (MOH)'s HIV/STI/Hepatitis C Sector head Dr Anita Suleiman.

By Norrasyidah Arshad HULU LANGAT, May 18 — Action to close schools or kindergartens will be taken if the number of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) infections is high. Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari said so far the infection was still under control and no schools were closed due...

WASHINGTON, March 8 — Covid-19 is unlikely to be eradicated any time soon, and people still need to be flexible and put on masks and practice physical distancing again if Covid-19 case levels get high in their area, health experts have warned.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Due to highly infectious Delta variant evading immunity, children could be at great risk through the reopening of schools scheduled in September, according to a think-tank group.

GENEVA, Feb 5 — Two studies conducted by scientists of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) show that the risk of being infected with Covid-19 by touching contaminated surfaces is very low, "less than five in 10,000”.

SAO PAULO, Sept 28 — Brazil on Sunday reported 335 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 141,741, reported Xinhua news agency.

SINGAPORE, June 7 — Singapore has preliminarily confirmed 383 new cases of Covid-19 with the vast majority infected still being foreign workers at dormitories, thus, raising the tally to 37,910.

PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — A total of 57 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the country today, taking the case tally to 7,819.

SINGAPORE, May 31 — Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 518 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the tally to 34,884.

PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — Automated Teller Machine restricted operating hours between 8am and 8pm, implemented during the movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order (CMCO), will be lifted from tomorrow.

ANKARA, March 29 — The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 30,000 on Saturday, reported Anadolu Agency citing data compiled by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.

BEIJING, Feb 19 — China's daily number of newly recovered novel coronavirus patients has surpassed that of new confirmed infections for the first time, Xinhua news agency quoted the National Health Commission.