Proton confirms 49 employees in Shah Alam test positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Proton Holdings Bhd has confirmed that 49 of its employees have tested positive for Covid-19, subsequent to one of its...
184 countries and economies have joined Covax: WHO chief
GENEVA, Oct 20 — A total of 184 countries and economies have now joined Covax, an international initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Europe, North America should learn from Asia on Covid-19: WHO expert
GENEVA, Oct 20 — Europe and North America should follow the example of Asian states by persevering with anti-Covid measures and quarantining anyone who comes...
Eight positive in latest Premier League Covid-19 tests
REUTERS, Oct 20 — The Premier League said on Monday that eight people had returned positive results in its latest round of Covid-19 tests conducted...
Unscheduled water supply disruption: When is it going to be resolved?
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The disruption in unscheduled water supply yesterday was not the first and for certain, it caused public outrage as it...
Covid-19: Remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine found not effective — Health DG
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 — Anti-virus medicines such as remdesivir were found to be ineffective in treating Covid-19 patients as well as not helpful in reducing...
Companies, educational institutions urged to increase antiviral studies
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Local companies and public and private educational institutions are encouraged to conduct more studies to produce antiviral drugs or vaccines...
Govt allocates more than RM1.7 bln to fight Covid-19, ready to add more if necessary: MOF
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The government has allocated more than RM1.7 billion to fight Covid-19 transmission, channelled through 14 ministries and state governments, and...
Screenings in Sabah based on localities, clusters, risk groups — Health DG
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 — The Covid-19 screenings in Sabah are conducted on five per cent of the population in localities, focusing on active clusters and...
New SOP for remand application via video conferencing — Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The government has introduced a new standard operating procedure (SOP) to enable remand application and extension for remand for prisoners...
Covid-19: Two new active clusters in Selangor, Melaka bring total to 87 — Health DG
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 18 — Two new Covid-19 clusters were detected in Selangor and Melaka today, bringing the total number of active clusters in Malaysia to...
Proposal to implement MCO in certain areas being assessed — Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The government is waiting for the assessments of several ministries including the Health Ministry (MOH) before deciding to implement the...