Covid-19: Malaysia’s new cases drop to 959, but five more deaths reported today
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases dropped to 959 today, after six consecutive days of reporting four-digit increases.
Allocation for MoH much higher under Budget 2021, insists deputy minister amid flak from opposition
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali insisted today that the allocation for the Ministry of Health (MoH) under Budget 2021 is higher year-on-year, after the inclusion of certain “implicit” allocations, amid criticisms from opposition MPs on the allocation amount.
UK starts mass Covid-19 vaccination
LONDON (Dec 9): The UK started its mass vaccination programme against Covid-19 yesterday, making it the first “western” country to do so, say reports.
Covid-19: Two new clusters detected, including Seruling cluster in Selangor with 109 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): The Ministry of Health today announced two new clusters of Covid-19 infections detected in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur with 123 confirmed cases.
Covid-19: Malaysia adds 1,012 new cases, Selangor reports the most new infections at 417 today
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): The Ministry of Health reported 1,012 new Covid-19 cases, with Selangor being the state with the most new infections at 417 in the 24 hours up till noon today.
Khairy: Govt's Covid-19 vaccine deal only with Pfizer and COVAX, others are private arrangements
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): The government has so far only dealt with pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the Covid-19 vaccine global access (COVAX) for Covid-19 vaccine procurement, according to Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin.
Two new Covid-19 clusters with 49 infections detected in Selangor and KL
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Two new Covid-19 clusters have been detected in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.
Covid-19: Malaysia reports 1,600 new cases, Negeri Sembilan infections spike to record 571
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Malaysia today recorded 1,600 new Covid-19 cases — the second highest daily figure since the pandemic began in January — taking the total number of Covid-19 cases so far to 74,294.
KL Beach Club closing down due to financial constraints
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Opened for business for over 20 years and having been one of the most happening night-life spots in Kuala Lumpur, Beach Club Cafe at Jalan P Ramlee has no choice but to close down due to a prolonged shutdown forced by measures in curbing the Covid-19 pandemic, Free Malaysia Today reported today.
Covid-19: Three new clusters detected, including Ceram cluster in Negeri Sembilan with 171 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 6): The Health Ministry today detected three new Covid-19 clusters in the country over the last 24 hours, with 212 total infections.
