5,911 new Covid cases recorded nationwide today
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 5,911 new cases of COVID-19 within the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total of infections in the country to 691,115, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a Facebook post today, he said the number was lower by 529 cases as compared to the 6,440 cases reported […]
Safety profile of mRNA vaccine remains positive
KUALA LUMPUR: No cases of myocarditis or pericarditis following the use of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine have been detected in Malaysia thus far, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) had conducted risk assessments on safety issues related to the matter, based on information obtained […]
5,150 new Covid cases reported Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 5,150 new cases of Covid-19 over 24 hours from noon Tuesday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The number was lower by 269 cases as compared to the 5,419 cases reported from noon Monday to noon Tuesday. Dr Noor Hisham in a Twitter post stated that Selangor remained […]
Drug control authority approves Pfizer vaccine for 12-year-olds and above
KUALA LUMPUR: The 359th Drug Control Authority (DCA) meeting today approved the use of Comirnaty vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech for children aged 12 and above. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Comirnaty was earlier approved for conditional registration on June 8 for active immunisation of individuals aged 18 and above. “Even though […]
New cases of Covid-19 rise to 5,419 within 24 hours
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has risen back to above 5,000-mark, recording 5,419 cases within the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total of infections in the country to 667,876. Yesterday, the daily tally just dropped to 4,949 cases from 5,304 cases recorded on Sunday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr […]
5,304 new Covid-19 cases recorded today
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a slight drop in new Covid-19 cases at 5,304 cases in the last 24 hours, compared with 5,793 cases reported on Saturday. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, through a post on his Twitter account, said that the development brings the cumulative number of cases to 657,508. He said […]
2,600 websites blocked, unregistered medicines worth over RM2.2 mln seized
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 2,600 websites offering dangerous drugs were blocked while unregistered medicines worth over RM2.2 million were confiscated in a nationwide Pangea XIV Operations from May 18 to 25. The operations involved personnel from the Health Ministry (MOH), National Central Bureau/Interpol Malaysia, Customs Department, Communications and Multimedia Commission, Pos Malaysia and CyberSecurity Malaysia. […]
Govt to continue to advise Agong over decision to lift or continue Emergency
KUALA LUMPUR: It is the responsibility of the government to continue to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, as the Head of State, in making decisions pertaining to duration of the Emergency period. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said this is in […]
New Covid cases drop by 1,211 to 6,241 today
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped further to 6,241 today from 7,452 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 616,815, he said in a posting on his Twitter account. Selangor continued to top the daily case list with […]
7,289 new Covid cases, highest figure since pandemic began
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new cases of Covid-19 in Malaysia spiked to 7,289 over the past 24 hours, the highest figure ever recorded since the pandemic began in January last year. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his tweet said Selangor still recorded the highest daily tally at 2,642, followed by […]
