Health Ministry considering purchasing variant-specific Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The Ministry of Health is considering purchasing a variant-specific Covid-19 vaccine that is capable of fighting the Omicron variant. Health...
Indonesian capital imposes level 2 restrictions following increasing Omicron infections
JAKARTA, July 5 — The Indonesian government on Tuesday raised the status of public mobility restrictions to level 2 in the capital city of Jakarta...
Sinovac partnership starts clinical trial of Omicron-specific inactivated vaccine for booster use
KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — A kickoff ceremony was held at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong (Gleneagles or GHK) for initiating a clinical trial to assess...
Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 may soon be dominant in Thailand
BANGKOK, July 4 — The fast-spreading Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 may soon be dominant in Thailand. According to the Director-General of Medical Science Department...
Pfizer/BioNTech say Omicron-based Covid-19 shots improve response vs that variant
NEW YORK, June 26 — Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Saturday (June 25) that a booster dose of updated versions of their Covid-19...
Malaysia sequenced two lineages of Omicron variant — KJ
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Malaysia has detected two BA.5 and one BA.2.12.1 cases, which are Omicron sub-variants. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this was...
Covid-19: No cases of Omicron XE in Malaysia so far — KJ
IPOH, April 5 — Malaysia has so far not recorded any cases of the new Omicron XE variant, a new mutation, which is more contagious...
Booster dose provides best protection against Covid-19 Omicron wave — Health D-G
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Covid-19 vaccine booster has been seen as effective and capable of reducing transmission of the coronavirus in Malaysia which...
Dr Noor Hisham: We need to brace Covid-19 Omicron storm together
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Malaysians need to brace the Covid-19 Omicron variant storm together by complying with all public health and social measures, Health...
Singapore to expand quarantine-free travel programme after Omicron freeze
SINGAPORE, Feb 16 — Singapore will expand its quarantine-free travel programme to Hong Kong, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this month,...
Covid-19: Malaysia cautious about declaring possible move to endemic phase — KJ
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Malaysia is taking prudent steps before it decides to declare the country’s transition from the Covid-19 pandemic to the endemic...
Covid-19 Omicron: KJ urges public to work together to fight pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The public needs to work together to fight the Covid-19 pandemic with community empowerment amid the beginning of the Omicron...