KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is facing the rise of workplace clusters, which have recorded a high number of new Covid-19 cases, besides the festive and interstate clusters, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a posting on his Facebook page, Dr Noor Hisham said 233 workplace

PETALING JAYA: The next batch of AstraZeneca vaccines will no longer be available on an opt-in, voluntary basis but will be reincorporated back into the mainstream of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK). Science, technology and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced this in a press conference today, saying

Vaccine recipients may soon be able to choose their type of vaccine. According to Khairy Jamaluddin, the minister in charge of the country’s Covid-19 immunisation programme, they are looking at giving the option via…

KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – Malaysia will procure an additional 12.8 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in a bid to ramp up its immunisation programme, Science Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Thursday (May 27). The procurement brings the total amount of doses secured

Govt folds AstraZeneca into national immunisation programme Raevathi Supramaniam Updated 7 hours ago · Published on 27 May 2021 5:43PM · Share this article × THE AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will no longer be an opt-in, but will be part of the nationwide coronavirus vaccination drive, said National Covid-19 Immunisation

PETALING JAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin says the AstraZeneca vaccine will no longer be offered as an opt-in choice and will now be used as part of the national immunisation programme. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister said the opt-in programme was created because there was initial hesitancy

KUALA TERENGGANU (Bernama): The government will make improvements to the vaccine registration system, so that the goal of achieving group or herd immunity under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme before the end of this year succeeds. Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim said that

PETALING JAYA: Tajuddin Abdul Rahman’s sacking as Prasarana chairman last night caught many by surprise due to the government’s razor-thin majority in Parliament – but it’s just another milestone in the chequered career of this maverick politician. His bizarre press conference on the country’s worst Light

[embedded content] KUALA LUMPUR: Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman gave his statement to the police for one-and-a-half hours today over his tweet involving sacked Prasarana chairman Tajuddin Abdul Rahman. The former youth and sports minister thanked the police for treating him well and said he

PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 pandemic has also taken a toll on the mental health of healthcare workers, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba (pic). Between Jan 1 and April 30, psychological first aid was given to 274,097 health workers while 199,373 received psycho-education and another

Veteran opposition lawmaker Lim Kit Siang has fully endorsed fellow Johorean MP Azalina Othman Said’s proposal on how Parliament can be reconvened. In a statement today, Lim endorsed all seven of Azalina’s suggestions, which included ways to avoid a “no-confidence vote” and various bipartisan approaches to tackling

IPOH: The management at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRBP) has denied viral claims that a local celebrity and her husband had jumped the queue to get the Covid-19 vaccination there. The hospital’s director Dr Abdul Malek Osman in a statement said the artist, Datin Paduka Eina Azman, and

PETALING JAYA: The Health director-general is calling medical professionals to volunteer their services to assist in battling the Covid-19 pandemic. Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said these volunteers are very much needed to alleviate the burden faced by governemt medical healthcare workers throughout the country. He

Umno supreme council member Razlan Rafii has lambasted Bersatu and GPS ministers for alleged incompetence. This comes after fellow council member Tajuddin Abdul Rahman was fired from his post as Prasarana chairperson. Without mentioning Tajuddin or Prasarana, Razlan (above) listed seven “ineffective” cabinet members. “I am listing why Bersatu ministers

KUALA LUMPUR: The two trains involved in an underground collision along the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) have been successfully retrieved, said Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong in a Facebook post on Thursday (May 27). The minister said he has received a report from Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd’

PETALING JAYA: The two trains involved in the collision on the Kelana Jaya line have successfully been removed from the crash site, three days earlier than scheduled, after the Recovery Rapid Rail Team worked round-the-clock on three non-stop shifts, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The

BERLIN: German researchers on Wednesday said that based on laboratory research, they believed they have found the cause of the rare but serious blood clotting events among some people who received Covid-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca Plc and Johnson & Johnson. The researchers, in a study not yet reviewed

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Foreign Ministry is urging individuals as well as the owners of Instagram accounts @iesya_toh and @nurhelizahelmi to quickly come forward and provide information on “Dr Nur” who is allegedly a Malaysian being held by Israel. Wisma Putra in a statement on Wednesday (May 26) night

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) said it viewed seriously the technical hiccups that occurred during the booking of the second-round opt-in AstraZeneca vaccine appointment slots yesterday afternoon. In a statement yesterday, CITF said it would take actions against relevant parties as it involves public

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is urging individuals as well as the owners of Instagram accounts @iesya_toh and @nurhelizahelmi to quickly come forward and provide information on ‘Dr Nur’ who is allegedly a Malaysian being held by Israel. Wisma Putra in a statement last night said any individuals with information

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysians have been urged to practise self-lockdown at home as a measure to break the chain of Covid-19 infections due to the increase in sporadic cases in the community. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said anyone could be infected or infect

PETALING JAYA: Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has been summoned again to give his statement to the police on Thursday (May 27). The former youth and sports minister said that the police wanted to record his statement in connection with his Twitter post involving former Prasarana chairman Datuk

PETALING JAYA: The second phase opt-in for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine was snapped up in an hour with a total of 956,609 slots taken up by Malaysians aged 18 and above, says the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). CITF said this was in addition to the

PETALING JAYA: Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has been called for questioning by the police again. This time, he said, it was over a Tweet questioning former Prasarana Malaysia Bhd chairman Tajuddin Abdul Rahman who was seen wearing a face shield without a face mask at a press

MADRID: Unai Emery (pix) will add to his already sparkling Europa League record if Villarreal beat Manchester United today but victory would also turn an otherwise mediocre first season in charge into a great one. Villarreal had just finished fifth in La Liga when they appointed Emery as coach last