Malaysia – The proposal to reopen the nation in phases safely will be a turning point for all businesses, particularly sports, which has been impacted since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March 2020. While applauding the announcement of the “Transition to Endemic” Phase, which will begin on April 1, Malaysian Football League (MFL) president Datuk Ab Ghani Hassan is certain …

Malaysia – The Ministry of Health (MOH) is scheduled to present its recommendation to the Cabinet on standard operating procedures for reopening the country’s borders as soon as possible. Deputy Minister for International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that the incident was being thoroughly investigated, with the Ministry of Health continuously monitoring the country’s Covid-19 status. …

Malaysia – According to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is improving the Covid-19 Clinical Care Pathway in order to introduce the most up-to-date antiviral medications to treat high-risk Covid-19 patients. To prevent the virus from progressing, he said the antiviral medications will be given to early-stage individuals with minor symptoms. Khairy said the antiviral therapy will …

Malaysia – According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Omicron wave that has officially entered Malaysia is predicted to peak by the end of March. The Ministry of Health’s best estimate to date, as stated by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, and not a finality, as it continues to monitor the growth of Covid-19 cases. Malaysia broke the 10,000 daily …

Malaysia – Because of the Covid-19 vaccines that were released on social media, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has launched a defamation suit against Datuk Lokman Noor Adam and Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi, better known as Ustaz Abu Syafiq. On January 25, Khairy, 46, filed two separate lawsuits in the High Court here, via Messrs. Rashid Zulkifli, naming Lokman, 49, and Mohd …

Malaysia – The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MOTAC), said that the new standard operating procedure (SOP) for umrah travel has been refined in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Disaster Management Agency (NadmA), and the document will be presented for approval at a quartet meeting. As stated by MOTAC, the SOP serves as an …

Singapore – The impending Omicron wave in Singapore might reach 15,000 cases per day, which is many times higher than the Delta wave, which peaked at roughly 5,000 cases per day last year. At a press conference on Wednesday (Jan 5), Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, director of medical services at the Ministry of Health (MOH), said that this is comparable …

Singapore – According to Dr Janil Puthucheary, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has not received any reports of significant adverse events or myocarditis in children aged five to 11 as of last Friday (Jan 7). “Most adverse effects encountered by children following vaccination have been mild, including as injection site soreness, weariness, and fever, and they normally pass in a …

Malaysia – The 366th Drug Control Authority (DCA) has given their permission to provide conditional clearance for the use of both the AstraZeneca and CoronaVac vaccines as a Covid-19 booster dosage to those who are aged 18 and above who have already had a main series of immunization from the same kind of vaccine (homologous). The booster dosage for the …

Malaysia – Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) will be shifted to Phase Four effective Nov. 8 for the states of Perlis, Perak, Penang, Sabah, and Kedah, according to Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. After considering the current risk assessment performed by the Health Ministry (MOH) and the National Security Council (MKN), the Special Meeting on …