KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Travellers who had been infected with Covid-19 and have completed their vaccination do not need to undergo quarantine upon arrival in Malaysia but they are still required to take the RTK Antigen (Ag) test at the international checkpoint.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Malaysia cannot afford, in economic and welfare terms, to implement a lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Health Ministry (MOH) foresees that daily Covid-19 infections will reach 30,000 cases if measures are not taken to curb the Omicron wave.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has detected 17 out of 122 individuals who were infected with Omicron variant as of January 4, were found not to have Covid-19 vaccination record.

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, Jan 2 — The temporary suspension of travel permission to perform the umrah is to slow down the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant as data obtained showed that almost 78 per cent of the ‘presumptive’ new Omicron cases are from those returning from the pilgrimage, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Those who have made arrangements to go for the umrah, including paid for the package,  but are unable to go  following the government's temporary suspension of travel permission to perform the pilgrimage, will be refunded or their travel rescheduled, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — The government has decided to temporarily suspend the permission for travelling to perform the umrah beginning January 8 to curb the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 29 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is mulling to take stern action against Covid-19 patients who violate the home surveillance and observation (HSO) order.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is of the view that it was still too early to impose a travel ban for the Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca following an increase in Omicron variant cases, its minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 28 — The booster dose interval for recipients of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine has been shortened to a minimum of three months after the primer vaccine, from six months previously, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, December 25 — Individuals undergoing the seven-day mandatory quarantine after returning from umrah pilgrimage, will be made to wear a digital detection device starting next week, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 25 — The government will announce the new interval for Covid-19 booster shot next week following the spread of the Omicron variant in the country, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 25 — Further investigations into the detection of an Omicron variant case in Indonesia involving an individual who had just returned from Malaysia are underway, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, December 25 — A total of 49 new cases of Covid-19 infection of the Omicron variant have been detected in Malaysia, bringing the cumulative number of cases of the variant in the country to 62.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 23 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is ready to deal with cases involving water-borne diseases at all facilities including its temporary operations centres following the ongoing floods in several states.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — The sale of bus and flight tickets under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) between Malaysia and Singapore will be temporarily suspended from tomorrow until January 20, 2022, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — The Health Ministry (MOH) expects an increase in positive Covid-19 at relief centres (PPS) nationwide following the floods in the country .

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — Amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) which were to be discussed and decided today have been postponed to the next Parliament sitting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has described violence against women as a health issue, a violation of women's human rights, bodily integrity, and sexual and reproductive rights.