Covid-19: 30.4 pct of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — A total of 1,079,745 or 30.4 per cent of children aged five to 11 in the country have completed their...
Covid-19: 30.2 pct of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — A total of 1,073,551 or 30.2 per cent of children aged five to 11 in the country have completed their...
Indonesia to drop outdoor mask mandate as Covid-19 infections drop
JAKARTA, May 18 — Indonesia will drop requirements for people to mask up outdoors and for vaccinated travellers to show negative pre-departure tests, officials said...
Paxlovid antiviral to be extended to private hospitals, clinics and teaching hospitals
PUTRAJAYA, May 17 — The antiviral drug Paxlovid to treat Covid-19, which was previously used in health clinics and government hospitals, will be extended to...
Philippines detects local transmission of Omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant
MANILA, May 17 — The Philippines’ Department of Health confirmed on Tuesday local transmission of the highly transmissible Omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant of Covid-19 in the...
Covid-19: 30 pct of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — A total of 1,063,569 children aged five to 11 or 30 per cent of the child population in Malaysia have...
Tourism Malaysia to boost partnership with international airlines to attract more tourists
PUTRAJAYA, May 16 — Tourism Malaysia is enhancing partnerships with international airlines to welcome more tourists from West Asia back to Malaysia, said its director-general...
New Covid-19 cases up 119 pct last week
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country for the 19th epidemiological week (ME) this year (May 8 to...
Singapore reports three local Covid-19 positive cases for Omicron BA.4, BA.5 variants
SINGAPORE, May 16 — Singapore has detected two local Covid-19 cases infected with the BA.4 variant, and one local case infected with the BA.5 variant,...
Almost 30 pct of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated against Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — A total of 1,058,626 children aged between five and 11 years, or 29.8 per cent of their population in Malaysia...
Asean Health Ministers agree on mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certs
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The Asean Health Ministers have agreed on the Mutual Recognition of Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates to ensure smooth and safe cross-border...
Wesak Day celebrated minus major events, processions
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Wesak Day is usually celebrated in a big way among Buddhists in the country but street processions with a sea...