BATU PAHAT, Feb 19 — Early in the second quarter of the year would be a more realistic target for the reopening of Malaysia’s borders, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has been instructed to call all suppliers of Covid-19 self-test kits in the country following complaints received that they were showing dubious results, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will set up physical helpdesks in selected locations to help resolve technical issues involving the Mysejahtera application, said its minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — Malaysia recorded a 160 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases among children for the fifth to sixth epidemiological week (EW) this year, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — A new law will be introduced to ban smoking and possession of tobacco products, including vape, for the generation born after 2005, as a Generational End Game for smoking in the country, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KOTA BHARU, Feb 16 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will investigate allegations and a video that went viral on social media, claiming that the liquid vaccine was taken out from the syringe just before administering the injection to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin's youngest son.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has urged certain parties not to harass parents who want their children to be vaccinated under the Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is strongly recommending a booster dose of either Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, said its minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The Health Ministry (MOH) reduced non-Covid-19 treatment case backlogs in government hospitals by 33.8 per cent at the end of last year by implementing various initiatives including mass surgery.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Malaysia is taking prudent steps before it decides to declare the country’s transition from the Covid-19 pandemic to the endemic phase, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 — The Cabinet has agreed to create another 4,186 permanent posts at the Ministry of Health (MOH) this year, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Registration for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) has increased to 663,641 as of yesterday (February 7), said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 — The closure of schools due to Covid-19 will affect the personality and intellectual development of students, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 8 — Recipients of the Sinovac vaccination primer doses can now pick the same brand for their booster shots, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 7 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) expects the Omicron wave to subside in the next one to two months thus allowing Hari Raya Aidilfitri to be celebrated in early May without movement restrictions.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- The Johor state election can still proceed as planned as the Omicron Covid-19 variant infection proves to be less severe, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 7 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has reactivated the National Covid-19 Rapid Response Task Force (RRTF) as it heightens the level of preparedness to deal with the Omicron wave following a surge in Covid-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Malaysia is fully hit by the Covid-19 Omicron variant wave now, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Cancer is among the leading causes of death in private hospitals, at 34.95 per cent, and the fourth in hospitals under the Health Ministry (MOH), at 11.56 per cent, with tobacco use as one of the main factors causing the disease.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will only make recommendations to the government on the reopening of the country’s borders and relaxing the requirements on quarantine period when the booster vaccination among the adult population and the Covid-19 vaccination for kids showed improved rates.