Free Covid-19 tests for Haj pilgrims at Health Ministry facilities
PUTRAJAYA, June 2 — The Covid-19 RT-PCR tests for Malaysian pilgrims conducted at Health Ministry’s (MOH) facilities will be free of charge, said Health Minister...
Thailand plans to scrap Covid-19 PCR test starting next month
BANGKOK, April 8 — Thailand plans to scrap the mandatory RT-PCR test for international visitors, starting May, to further boost tourist arrivals and revive the...
Thailand to scrap pre-travel Covid-19 test starting April 1
BANGKOK, March 18 — Thailand will further ease its entry rules, including scrapping the pre-travel Covid-19 test for international travellers starting April 1, in a...
KJ: Reduce dependence on RT-PCR, do more self-tests
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has advised the people to reduce dependence on reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) screening and instead...
Endemic phase transition: Unvaccinated travellers to Malaysia must undergo five-day quarantine — KJ
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Beginning April 1, travellers entering Malaysia who are not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 must undergo quarantine for...
Covid-19: No further testing required after completing quarantine — Health D-G
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Health Ministry has reiterated that those who test positive for Covid-19 and have completed quarantine need not undergo further...
Covid-19: Health Ministry to remove thermal scanning from mandatory SOPs — KJ
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has agreed to remove the mandatory use of thermal scanners to scan body temperatures from the...
Existing vaccines effective against new Covid-19 variants – Expert
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The emergence of more aggressive new variants has sparked questions about the effectiveness of existing Covid-19 vaccines against them. Even...
Covid-19 screening follows WHO benchmark — Health DG
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — The Covid-19 screening for Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Antigen) and Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted nationwide is still...
More than 6 million RT-PCR, RTK Antigen screening tests done — Health Minister
JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 7 — A total of 6,414,565 Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and RTK Antigen screening tests have been conducted since last year...
MOH monitoring lab for RT-PCR test in Sabah — Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — The preparedness of Kota Kinabalu health laboratory is being monitored to raise the facility’s capacity to conduct 2,500 RT-PCR tests...
Covid-19 screening: MCCF calls for stern action against errant employers
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Malaysian Community Care Foundation (MCCF) calls for stern action against employers hiring foreign workers who do not undergo the...