News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Malaysia recorded a new record high of 47 Covid-19 deaths today, surpassing the peak of 45 fatalities registered yesterday, raising the death toll from the coronavirus nationwide to 1,994.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): State governments were allowed to procure Covid-19 vaccines as long as these were approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), said coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured)  in a statement today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said it supports the proposal for a more stringent Movement Control Order (MCO) in states which report a surge in Covid-19 infections, but is against a blanket lockdown.

PETALING JAYA (May 18): Shopping mall operators have stayed alert and implemented strict SOPs in curbing the spread of Covid-19, hence the malls should not be punished for any inadvertent outings by the visitors, said the shopping mall and retail associations.

KLANG (May 18): Employers in Selangor can now buy Covid-19 vaccines for their staff via the state government, The Star reported yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (May 17): As the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have accepted the scientific findings that coronavirus can spread through the air, scientists are now calling for a ventilation system to be overhauled to fight the pandemic, reported Bloomberg.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases clawed back above the 4,000 level today with 4,446 cases reported in the country versus yesterday's 3,780, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

LONDON (May 17): As the UK raced with time to accelerate its Covid-19 vaccination programme, working adults are slowly returning to London city centre.

KAJANG (May 17): Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Ummi Selangor, an orphanage home of 35 kids in Kajang, is struggling to survive with no food and water after the orphanage’s caretakers were infected with Covid-19.

PETALING JAYA (May 17): The Health Ministry is mulling to implement a “full scale” movement control order (MCO) in Selangor, in view of the spiking number of Covid-19 cases in the state, reported Free Malaysia Today.