KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Malaysia is expected to receive its first shipment of the Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment, Paxlovid by Pfizer, in two weeks, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today met the parents of 13-year-old N.

SERDANG, March 3 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has set a target to achieve 90 per cent neonatal hearing screening in the country within three years, said its Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

SERDANG, March 3 — The formulation of a bill to ban smoking and possession of smoking products including electronic cigarettes (vaping) for those born after 2005 is still in the engagement stage, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

SERDANG, March 3 — The March 31 deadline for Sinovac primary vaccine recipients to get a Covid-19 booster dose injection to retain their fully vaccinated status is final, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

SERDANG, March 3 — About 91 per cent of brought-in-dead (BID) cases involving Covid-19 were unaware they had contracted the virus, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The Covid-19 case fatality rate (CFR) in Malaysia is on the rise but still lower compared to during the Delta wave, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will review and update the provision of special allowances for eligible healthcare frontliners tasked with managing the Covid-19 pandemic in the country from time to time, said its Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Casual contacts of Covid-19 will not see any change in their status on the MySejahtera, but they will be notified via the application, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Travellers arriving in Malaysia from abroad through various programmes will not be required to undergo the six-day Covid-19 tests upon arrival effective Thursday (March 3).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Malaysia's Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) was at 1.06 yesterday, a 0.02 decrease from the 1.08 Rt reported on Saturday.

KLUANG, Feb 27 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has urged all employers in the country to accept copies of digital certificates of the Home Surveillance and Observation (HSO) Order and Release Order (RO) to avoid congestion at Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CAC).

KLUANG, Feb 27 — Johor’s rate of Covid-19 booster vaccination shots has reached 70 per cent so far, which will be adequate in protecting voters throughout the Johor state election.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — The Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (Maeps) has been reactivated today to help ease the burden of overcrowded hospitals with cases involving patients with mild symptoms.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 24 — An announcement on the reopening of the country’s borders would be made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 24 — The deadline for all senior citizens aged 60 years and above and Sinovac recipients aged 18 years and above to obtain their booster dose to maintain fully vaccinated status, has been extended to March 31.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 24 — The Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) will be reactivated starting tomorrow to treat low-risk Covid-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Individuals who tested positive for Covid-19 must update the symptoms they are experiencing on the MySejahtera app every day so that their health condition can be monitored throughout their quarantine period.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Registration under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) has now exceeded one million individuals which are 28 per cent of children aged between five and 11 after three weeks of implementation, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The death rate for unvaccinated Covid-19 patients is significantly higher compared to those who have completed their vaccinations and those with booster shots.