Cheaper Covid-19 self-test kits by year end
KUCHING: The ceiling price for the Covid-19 self-test kits will be further lowered before the end of the year, said Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. The Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) said the lowering of the ceiling price was to provide easier access to the self-test kits. “The Covid-19 self-test kits will […]
Retail ceiling price for test kit set at RM19.90
PUTRAJAYA: The government has set the retail ceiling price for the Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kit at RM19.90 per set, effective Sept 5. The setting of the ceiling price for the self-test kits was announced by Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi and Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in a joint statement on Thursday […]
NanoMalaysia developing rapid Covid-19 test kit
KUALA LUMPUR: NanoMalaysia Berhad is developing a Covid-19 Rapid Test kit that is capable of producing result on whether an individual is infected with the virus or not in just two minutes. Its chief executive officer, Dr Rezal Khairi Ahmad said with the availability of the test kit, more economic sectors can be opened and […]
Deadline extension on RTK tests for foreign workers likely
KUCHING: The state Labour Department will reconsider granting extension deadline for the mandatory RTK (Rapid Test Kit) testing for foreign workers in the state which is scheduled to complete by Feb 28. This is in light of the limited health facilities assigned to handle large number of tests. RTK Antigen test is a rapid screening […]
State records one imported case
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one imported Covid-19 positive case on Wednesday. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the case, detected in Sibu, involved a Sarawakian working as an engineer in an oil and gas company in Saudi Arabia. “The patient arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on July 3 via […]
Sabah, Sarawak has priority to use rapid test kits
PUTRAJAYA: Sabah and Sarawak will be given priority when the Ministry of Health (MOH) receives the first batch of rapid test kits imported from South Korea on Friday, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the MOH expects to receive a total of 50,000 kits, with some set to be placed for […]
