4 January 2023
We are concerned that with the shortages of manpower in our public health care facilities, the health care system can still be overwhelmed if cases requiring hospitalisation and ICU admission start to surge.
Tag: Covid-19 test
4 January 2023
Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia won't take hasty action over a “few reports”, pointing out that the US has high Covid deaths too, but insists the government won’t compromise to protect public safety.
4 January 2023
A Dec 27, 2022 notice by the Chinese embassy in Malaysia states that from Jan 8, China-bound travellers must take an RT-PCR test within 48 hours before flight departure and show a negative result.
6 May 2022
Khairy Jamaluddin says it may be worth doing another round of mass vaccination if there is a Covid-19 vaccine that can prevent infection and provide long-lasting immunity of years.
22 March 2022
Each Covid-19 Care Package contains 4 reusable face masks, 4 self-test kits, 1 pulse oximeter, 1 thermometer, and a health pamphlet; the overall planned 3.6 million packages cost RM471.6 million.
18 March 2022
RT-PCR tests provided by BP at KLIA and klia2 currently range from RM250-RM370 for Malaysians and RM350-RM470 for foreigners.
24 February 2022
From March 1, close contacts aged 18 years and older do not have to self-isolate if they received a booster jab and if they don't show symptoms the day they were exposed to a positive case; they only need to test on that day and the 3rd day from exposure.
22 February 2022
Covid-19 antigen rapid tests are running low in BIG, AA, AM PM, and Alpro pharmacy chains, as many people purchased more than six test kits.
8 February 2022
Khairy Jamaluddin attributes the high number of Covid-19 cases in Sabah to asymptomatic testing; Masidi Manjun says Sabah’s Covid vax rate is higher than officially reported.
7 February 2022
Sabah minister Shahelmy Yahya says certain pharmacies will be getting new stock in 1-2 days, while Covid-19 tests are still available in retailers like 99 Speedmart and Bataras.