1 July 2020 Malaysia As Preschools Reopen, Some Parents Fearful, Others Optimistic While some parents are worried about their kids' safety in school, others note that children are less likely to be affected by Covid-19.
26 June 2020 Opinion SARS-Cov-2 Infection in Children Are children less often infected by Covid-19? They show milder disease, have less hospitalisation, and deaths are rare.
23 June 2020 Malaysia One Of Five Covid-19 Patients in Malaysia Are Teens, Children: MOH Three new Covid-19 cases were reported today from the Pedas and Sabah clusters.
23 June 2020 Malaysia Fight Poverty To Tackle Rising Child Stunting, Putrajaya Told Poor maternal nutritional status, including the presence of anaemia, is linked to childhood stunting.
11 June 2020 Malaysia Children’s Mental Health: The ‘Hidden Epidemic’ Children’s mental health problems are mostly caused by issues with peers, according to the NHMS 2019.
9 June 2020 Malaysia Children Deemed ‘High Risk’ To Protect Them From Covid-19: MOH Immunity levels might vary among children.
25 May 2020 Malaysia MOH Insists Frontliners’ Children High-Risk, Taska Guidelines Not Discriminatory MOH cites US CDC guidelines on addressing risk of Covid-19 infection at child care centres.
23 May 2020 Letter The Science Of Reopening Our Schools – Dr Musa, Dr Thiyagar & Malaysian Paediatric Association The vast majority of children can attend schools quite safely.
20 May 2020 Letter Guide For Covid-19 Prevention In Schools — Dr Amar-Singh HSS & Dr Shyielathy Arumugam Students should be involved and provided a clear understanding of the situation.
15 May 2020 Malaysia Malaysian Children Still Suffering Malnutrition, Missing Global Targets Malaysia is off course to meet global targets for childhood stunting, wasting, anaemia in women of reproductive age, low birth weight, and adult diabetes.