Both victims did not receive the latest Covid-19 vaccine, says Lukanisman

PUTRAJAYA, July 29 — The Court of Appeal has dismissed a former soldier’s appeal to challenge his termination of service from the Malaysian Armed Forces for refusing the Covid-19 vaccination.

By Media Selangor Team SHAH ALAM, June 24 — Selangor continues to record a rise in Covid-19 infections over the past couple of months, with 1,082 cases reported in Epidemiological Week 24 (June 9–15) alone. The figure marks a 36 per cent increase from the 795 cases reported the previous week and...

JAKARTA, June 4 — Indonesia’s Health Ministry has confirmed seven new Covid-19 cases between May 25 and May 31 amid a fresh rise in infections in several neighbouring countries.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, May 27 — The experiences of a branch of the Selangor government in managing Covid-19 have been detailed in Selangkah Ke Hadapan: Pengalaman Pentadbir Petaling Dalam Mendepani Covid-19 (A Step Forward: Petaling Administrators’ Experiences in Facing Covid-19), which was...

PARIS, May 24 — France has detected four cases of the new Covid-19 variant NB.1.8.1 for the first time.

JAKARTA, May 20 — Indonesia’s Health Ministry is closely watching a rise in Covid-19 cases in parts of Asia, including Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong, while assuring that the domestic situation remains under control.

BANGKOK, May 20 — Covid-19 cases in Thailand surged to 33,030 last week with at least 6,000 infections reported in Bangkok, according to the Thailand Department of Disease Control.

By Media Selangor Team SHAH ALAM, May 18 — 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...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation both domestically and abroad, in light of rising cases in neighbouring countries such as Thailand and Singapore.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Former Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been awarded RM2.5 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi, also known as Ustaz Abu Syafiq, over social media posts related to the Covid-19 vaccine made three years ago.

GENEVA, April 16 — World Health Organisation (WHO) members reached a landmark agreement today on how to learn from Covid-19, which killed millions of people between 2020 and 2022, and prepare the world for future pandemics.

GENEVA, April 8 — Another pandemic will occur sooner or later, and this is not a "theoretical risk" but an "epidemiological certainty," World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Haj pilgrims aged 65 and above, as well as those identified as high-risk through health screenings, have been reminded to get the Covid-19 vaccine for free at 247 clinics nationwide.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — All prospective haj pilgrims are required to obtain the meningococcal vaccine, while the Covid-19 and influenza vaccines are mandatory for those in high-risk groups.

NEW YORK, Jan 28 — The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic is more likely to have emerged from a lab than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Jan 22 — Selangor was the first state to provide crucial support to Malaysia’s national healthcare system during the Covid-19 pandemic, said former state health director Dato’ Dr Khalid Ibrahim. Dr Khalid detailed how the state government took swift action by...

NEW YORK, Jan 21 — The United States will leave the World Health Organisation (WHO), President Donald Trump said today, saying the global agency mishandled the Covid-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 4 — The Covid-19 situation in Malaysia remains under control, with no increase in cases requiring Intensive Care Unit (ICU) treatment and no fatalities reported since April last year.

BEIJING, Dec 31 — China has shared the most Covid-19 data and research results in the international community, its Foreign Ministry said today, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) repeated its call for more information and access.