News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Malaysia reported 6,982 new Covid-19 cases, bringing total cases in the country to 765,949.

PETALING JAYA (July 2): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) together with 35 associations in the construction industry is urging for vaccination priority to be given to construction industry workers and the building materials supply chain under Phase 2 of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Program (PICK).

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KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): The Ministry of Health (MoH) detected 28 new variant cases of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes Covid-19, between June 23 and June 30.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases are on the rise again after one month of the Full Movement Control Order (FMCO), with the Health Ministry reporting 6,988 new infections today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): The Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) has agreed to shorten the dosing interval for the AstraZeneca vaccine to nine weeks from 12 weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): A total of 258,773 Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered throughout the nation yesterday (June 30), bringing the total doses administered to 8.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Five-star Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur is targeted to close on Sept 1 after about 30 years of operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic and prolonged lockdowns.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases fell to 6,276 today, but the number has been above the 6,000-level for the second consecutive day.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): The basic reproduction number (R-naught or R0) for Covid-19 infections nationwide has risen to 1.