KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Ongoing studies by three research institutes in the country have identified 265 cases involving Variants of Concern (VOC), namely the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) from August 16 to 29.

KUCHING, Aug 28 — The Delta Covid-19 variant has now been identified as the dominant variant affecting the people in Sarawak, according to the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has reminded all those who have completed two doses of their vaccine, not to misuse the special privileges or relaxed restrictions granted by the government.

PETALING JAYA, Aug 18 — Think of face masks as the latest trending accessory that can save your life and the lives of those you love.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — The Covid-19 vaccines used in Malaysia have been proven to be effective against the Delta variant, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

MANILA, Aug 13 — The Philippines will extend a ban on travellers from India and nine other countries to the end of August because of concerns posed by the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the presidential spokesperson said on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today as the greenback retreated after the release of the United States (US) consumer price index (CPI) report confirmed moderating inflation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — The ringgit extended its losses against the US dollar to open lower today as the greenback strengthened on positive United States (US) economic data.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The ringgit opened lower amid worries over the number of daily Covid-19 cases in the country, reaching a record high of 19,819 cases yesterday.

MANILA, July 23 — The Philippines will ban inbound travellers from Malaysia and Thailand from July 25 to 31 to prevent the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus Delta variant, Xinhua quoted presidential spokesperson Harry Roque as saying on Friday.

GENEVA, July 15 — To date, the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus has been identified in 111 countries, territories or areas, and is on the way to becoming the dominant strain of the virus worldwide, causing an increase in new infections and deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua.

GENEVA, July 13 —  Director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Monday warned of the "devastating outbreaks" caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19, saying that the new strain of the virus was infecting people "at a scorching pace." "Last week marked...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Malaysia should take a risk-based approach in the implementation of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as it ramps up its vaccination drive, according to public health expert Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently issued a warning that the Delta variant which is more extreme as it is always mutating, can put the world in grave danger.

BANGKOK, July 6 —  The highly contagious Delta variant first identified in India is now gaining ground in Thailand.

TOKYO, June 27 — Japan plans to ask Olympic athletes from India and five other countries hit hard by the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus to have daily virus tests for seven days before leaving for the Games, a Japanese newspaper said on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The government is studying the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines against the Delta variant and the need for a third booster shot.