Tag: COVID-19

Covid-19 vaccines still available nationwide, says Health Ministry

June 19, 2025
COVID-19

The Covid-19 vaccinations remain readily available across Malaysia, with 202 active vaccination centres nationwide and a remaining stockpile of 183,784 doses, according to the Health Ministry. Between Feb 17 and May 18 this year, a total of 8,246 individuals were […]

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Indonesia, Thailand tighten cooperation amid Covid-19 surge

May 20, 2025
Indonesia, Thailand tighten cooperation amid Covid-19 surge

Indonesia and Thailand have recently signed a memorandum of understanding on health cooperation as Covid-19 cases climb in Bangkok. President Prabowo Subianto formalized the agreement during an official visit to Bangkok, where he met Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at […]

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Exco: Covid-19 cases in Selangor under control

May 19, 2025
Covid 19

The Covid-19 situation in Selangor is under control despite a spike of cases in neighbouring countries Thailand and Singapore, said state executive councillor for public health and environment Jamaliah Jamaluddin She said according to the latest update from the Selangor […]

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Cambodian Health Ministry warns of rising Covid-19 subvariant JN.1 cases

May 16, 2025
Cambodian Health Ministry warns of rising Covid-19 subvariant JN.1 cases

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health is calling for increased public vigilance as the COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 spreads rapidly worldwide. First detected in August 2023, JN.1 now accounts for over 15% of global cases and is labeled a variant of interest by […]

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Malaysia closes the book on Covid-19 tomorrow

April 30, 2025
Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad

Malaysia will officially revoke the extension order declaring the country as a Covid-19 infected zone tomorrow. The Health Ministry gazetted the revocation under P.U. (A) 138/2025, published yesterday, that effectively cancels the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of […]

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WHO member states finalize draft for global pandemic agreement

April 16, 2025
WHO member states finalize draft for global pandemic agreement

After three years of tough negotiations, WHO Member States have wrapped up talks on a draft pandemic agreement aimed at improving how the world handles future health crises. The final proposal will head to the World Health Assembly this May, […]

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hMPV: A Rising Health Concern That Experts Say Isn’t Cause for Alarm

January 10, 2025
hMPV: A Rising Health Concern That Experts Say Isn't Cause for Alarm

Covid-19 2.0? Several countries, including the US, UK, India, and several other Asian countries are reporting a rise in human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases, with the US recently seeing a doubling of infections. This has sparked global concern, especially amid rising […]

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Exploring the Correlation Between Stroke Occurrences, Covid-19, and the Youth

December 27, 2023

By Dr. Joyce Pauline Joseph, Consultant Neurologist at Aurelius Hospital Nilai The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped human health on a global scale, extending far beyond its commonly acknowledged respiratory effects. This virus has shown its capacity to affect multiple bodily […]

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Alleged Covid-19 Vaccination Data Leak Raises Concerns; DOH Initiates Investigation

November 16, 2023
Alleged Covid-19 Vaccination Data Leak Raises Concerns; DOH Initiates Investigation

The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) has launched an investigation following reports of a potential leak of the country’s Covid-19 vaccination data stored within the World Health Organization (WHO). Confirming the receipt of these reports, the DOH emphasized its immediate […]

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Is Covid-19 Causing Skin Diseases?

October 2, 2023
Dr. Vaani Valerie A/P Visuvanathan, Dermatologist at Aurelius Hospital Nilai

By Dr. Vaani Valerie A/P Visuvanathan, Dermatologist at Aurelius Hospital Nilai In 2019, the world underwent a global pandemic, Covid-19 global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Non-pharmaceutical interventions known as lockdowns and quarantines were implemented to […]

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