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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 1): New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia today dropped to 4,214 — after three consecutive days of staying above the 5,000 mark — with 10 more deaths, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): Mestron Holdings Bhd has issued a clarification to say that it did not obtain approval or a clearance letter from the Ministry of Health (MoH) to purchase or distribute Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Eight in 10 Malaysians agree to be vaccinated for Covid-19 and five out of 10 want the jab immediately (49.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): The Ministry of Health (MoH) today detected 17 new Covid-19 clusters — the highest number of clusters recorded in a day.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Nine new Covid-19 clusters have been detected by the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): Malaysia reported an increase of 4,008 Covid-19 cases today, the second highest addition in a day and the second time its daily cases top the 4,000 mark, pushing cumulative infections in the country to 169,379.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 20): The viral videos of gambling activities happening in The Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) Covid-19 quarantine centre have caught the health ministry’s attention, and a police report will be made for further investigation, reported Sinchew Daily.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia's healthcare system is at its breaking point as government hospitals are unable to support over 2,000 new positive Covid-19 cases per day.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): The country’s healthcare system is currently struggling to cope with the number of patients and Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) has revealed that it is at a “a breaking point” owing to the surge in Covid-19 cases, reported Malaysiakini today.