News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Malaysia administered yesterday (June 17) its highest daily number of Covid-19 vaccine doses at 221,706, according to latest updates on Twitter by the country’s Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): ProtectHealth Corp Sdn Bhd says it is taking the paid vaccination issue seriously and that it will not hesitate to terminate the contract of private medical practitioners found involved in selling Covid-19 vaccines procured by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 17): Malaysia reported 5,738 new Covid-19 cases, representing a positivity rate of 6.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Malaysia logged 5,150 new Covid-19 infections today — down from 5,419 yesterday — bringing total cases nationwide to 673,026.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): The Covid-19 vaccination rate in Malaysia is currently on track for the country to achieve herd immunity by the end of this year, but the “two biggest bottlenecks” that could impede the current trajectory are vaccine shipments and local registrations, according to think tank EMIR Research.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Bangi Member of Parliament Dr Ong Kian Ming has offered “pro bono” business and consulting advice to businesses that are affected by the current Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Eye-care specialist ISEC Healthcare Ltd said two of its ambulatory surgical centres in Malaysia will administer Covid-19 vaccination services to the Malaysian public under an agreement with Ministry of Health (MoH)-backed ProtectHealth Corp Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Malaysia surpassed the 200,000 level of doses administered for the first time, with 215,876 doses delivered to Malaysians yesterday (June 15), according to latest data from the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): The government is confident of administering more than 300,000 doses of daily vaccination jab per day in the coming months, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): A total of 5,419 new daily Covid-19 cases were reported today, up from 4,949 yesterday.