News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Malaysia's daily Covid-19 cases, which hit a new record high of 15,573 yesterday, climbed further to 15,902 today, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): The following is a denial of a viral news item on social media by related agencies, issued through the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) Quick Response Team.

SINGAPORE (July 24): Data from the island republic has revealed that vaccines are highly effective in preventing severe sickness among those infected by the Covid-19 virus, Reuters reported today.

PUTRAJAYA (July 24): The Selayang Hospital (pictured) will be turned into a full COVID-19 hospital with capability of providing up to 450 beds for COVID-19 care, said Public Health deputy director-general Datuk Dr Chong Chee Kheong.

ALABAMA (July 24): As COVID-19 cases rise sharply in Alabama, state officials are rushing to convince residents to put their hesitancy aside and get the vaccine.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Malaysia administered 462,242 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday (July 23), down 8.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Some of the 30 new clusters reported yesterday have stemmed from the actions of several individuals who travelled across States, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA (July 24): Any Covid-19 self-test kit result, whether positive, negative or invalid, must be reported to the Ministry of Health (MoH) through the MySejahtera application.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Thirty Covid-19 new clusters were reported in the country yesterday, with the community clusters exceeding the workplace clusters.

PUTRAJAYA (July 24): Hospitals nationwide will begin using Baricitinib for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, especially category four and five patients, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.