Health

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27-The initiative of the government to forge collaboration between private and public hospitals to resolve the pandemic of Covid-19 is seen as a timely step to ease the burden faced by the public health system. In reality, several private hospitals have already agreed to treat government hospital patients, thereby setting aside profits and doing their part to …

KUALA LUMPUR – Despite an unrelenting coronavirus outbreak, International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali waved away on Monday (Jan 25) calls for a complete lockdown in Malaysia, mooting instead more rigorous procedures such as targeted monitoring and tighter distance protocols. Media Release : Going Forward In Our Approach To Overcome The Impact of The COVID-19 Pandemichttps://t.co/5vafMTqPld pic.twitter.com/rTBheXZqFv— Mohamed Azmin …

In the international search for a coronavirus vaccine in October, Thailand seemed to be ahead when it declared that a local company would develop the OxfordAstraZeneca vaccine for domestic use and export to neighboring countries. But Thailand tried to raise its initial reservation of 26 million doses with a domestically produced vaccine months away as local transmissions rose over the …

The health authorities in the Philippines announced that they had confirmed 16 more cases of a new strain of coronavirus that is thought to be more contagious, with two cases of local transmission. In view of this, the Department of Health reported that the two patients with the B117 variant from La Trinidad, Benguet and Calamba City, Laguna, had no …

KUALA LUMPUR- If the government does not get its Covid-19 policies correct, Malaysia is in danger of getting perpetual movement-control orders (MCOs), said Dr Musa Mohd Nordin. Dr Musa said during an online forum on Jom Channel on Wednesday, “We are not finding the hotspots and not doing enough mass testing with rapid tests” (Jan 20). And if the government …

The controversial and on the hot spot Sinovac of China has obtained permission for its coronavirus vaccine to hold clinical trials in the region, local regulators. These tests, including a certain number of patients, are performed to assess if candidate vaccines are safe and reliable for the lethal virus that has infected and killed millions. Last year, five drugmakers had …

KUALA LUMPUR – More than 400,000 school leavers face the grim prospect of being unprepared for an already twice-delayed test that Malaysians believe could make or break their future, with half of the 2020 academic year in Malaysia massively disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Similar to the O-level exam in Singapore, Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) is still scheduled to …

It was not easy for the government to get the trust of the Filipinos amidst the issues involved with the currently proposed vaccine but it seems like the maker is setting a reasonable point for the concerns. For this reason, Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine is fairly priced and is not among the most pricey jabs out there, its general manager …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a record high of 4,029 new COVID-19 cases and eight more deaths on Saturday (Jan 16). The remainder are local transmissions, apart from eight imported events, said Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah. COVID-19; 16 Jan 2021J sembuh baru:2,148J kumulatif sembuh: 117,375 (75.7%)J kes baru:4,029J kes kumulatif:155,095J kes aktif:37,126Kes local:4,021 (2,710 WN 67.4% , 1,311BWN)Kes import:8J mati …

Amidst the combat against pandemic, China has expressed support for Indonesia to become a regional hub for the production of COVID-19 vaccines and is upbeat about both nations contributing to human health growth. The cooperation in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine between the two nations reflects the mutual trust in the establishment of practical and strategic cooperation, he pointed …