By Zareef Muzammil PETALING JAYA, Jan 6 — The Selangor government is looking into making the use of the SELangkah (Step In, Safely) mobile app mandatory as part of its additional measure to curb the spread of Covid-19 spread in the state. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amiruidn Shari said the...

BATU PAHAT, Jan 18 — Contact tracing is among the most challenging tasks faced by the Ministry of Health frontliners each time they come across a Covid-19 positive case or cluster.

By Khairul Azran Hussin SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 — Selangor has introduced SELangkad (Step in, safely card) which is a system that allows a seamless process for people with different abilities (OKU) to register themselves when entering a business or government premise. Head of the Selangor Task...

GENEVA, June 30 — Tracing contacts of people with coronavirus infections is the most important step in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, and countries that are failing to do so have no excuse, the World Health Organization chief said on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — Malaysians arriving in the country from overseas will no longer be required to undergo the mandatory quarantine at quarantine centres, effective June 10, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

By Ida Nadirah Ibrahim SHAH ALAM, June 5 — The Selangor government has merged its SELangkah (Langkah Masuk Dengan Selamat) Covid-19 contact tracing system with the MySejahtera application developed by the Federal administration. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the joint effort...

By Ida Nadirah Ibrahim SHAH ALAM, June 5 — The Selangor’s contact tracing system SELangkah (Langkah Masuk Dengan Selamat) has registered 14 million logins since it was introduced on May 5, says Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. The Selangor Menteri Besar said almost 2.03 million users have utilised...

PUTRAJAYA, June 2 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will carry out the Covid-19 screenings on more than 800 inmates and 700 employees from the Sungai Buloh Prison after a non-citizen prisoner tested positive for Covid-19, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — Automated Teller Machine restricted operating hours between 8am and 8pm, implemented during the movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order (CMCO), will be lifted from tomorrow.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, May 15 — The SELangkah (Langkah Masuk Dengan Selamat) system introduced by the Selangor government is currently adopted in other states as well, says Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari. The Selangor Menteri Besar said Kuala Lumpur, Pahang and several other states have...

SHAH ALAM, May 9 — Almost 150,000 business entities have adopted the online contact registration system, ‘SELangkah: Langkah Masuk Dengan Selamat’, an initiative for Covid-19 contact tracing introduced by the Selangor state government on Monday.

OAKLAND, May 9 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the novel coronavirus, and is considering a Bluetooth-based contact tracing feature too, an official told Reuters on Friday.

By Wan Faizal Ismayatim SHAH ALAM, May 5 — The SELangkah initiative, which was introduced by the state government for Covid-19 contact tracing, can also be used in private residences, says Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari. The Menteri Besar said SELangkah uses an automated concept for a quick and...

By Ida Nadirah Ibrahim SHAH ALAM, May 4 — The Selangor government has today announced the SELangkah initiative, which is a contact tracing programme to track the movement of people entering and exiting government and business premises in the state. Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin...