Health
Back to homepage
Covid: Rise in new infections, drop in death cases last week
KUALA LUMPUR: The number new Covid-19 infections in the country for the 25th Epidemiology Week (ME 25) which began from June 19 to 25 saw a 10.9 per cent increase to 15,739 cases compared to 14,195 cases the week before.
Read More
WHO: Monkeypox is not yet a health emergency
LONDON: Monkeypox is not yet a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) ruled on Saturday, although WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was deeply concerned about the outbreak. “I am deeply concerned about the monkeypox outbreak, this
Read More
Monkeypox cases rise to 6 in Netherlands, Morocco reports 3 suspected cases
THE HAGUE: The number of monkeypox cases in humans rose to six in the Netherlands, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) announced on Monday. The first human case of monkeypox in the Netherlands was confirmed last
Read More
PM calls on the people to take care of their health, protect the planet
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today called on the people to take care of their health and protect the planet for the well-being of the future generation. In conjunction with the 2022 World Health Day today,
Read More
Rich countries’ access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns – Group
GENEVA: The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said. Sickness, burnout and
Read More
22.7 mln adult population fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22,707,144 individuals or 97 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s COVIDNOW portal, 98.4 per cent of the adult population,
Read More
96.9 pct of adult population fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22,689,471 individuals or 96.9 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, 98.3 per cent or 23,028,508 individuals of the
Read More
Two fatal cases of JE infection in Kota Setar district
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah Health Department confirmed that two cases of ‘Japanese Encephalitis’ (JE) infection have been detected in the Kota Setar district, with both cases involving death. Kedah Health director Dr Othman Warijo said the first case was reported on
Read More
More than 22.3 mln adult population in Malaysia fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22,318,132 individuals or 95.3 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, 22,875,185 individuals or 97.7 per cent of
Read More
Malaysian gynaecologist creates ‘world’s first unisex condom’
SIBU: A Malaysian gynaecologist has created what he says is the world’s first unisex condom that can be worn by females or males and is made from a medical grade material usually used as a dressing for injuries and wounds. Its
Read More