By Media Selangor Team SHAH ALAM, May 22 — The hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak in Selangor is under control and showing early signs of recovery, following integrated containment measures implemented by health authorities and state agencies. State executive councillor for public...

PUTRAJAYA, May 11 — Malaysia has remained free of anthrax since the last reported case to the World Organisation for Animal Health in 1976.

LONGMONT, Oct 25 — US fast-food chains were pulling fresh onions out of their menu items yesterday after the vegetable was named a likely source of an E.coli outbreak at McDonald’s restaurants, which has sickened 49 people and killed one.

GENEVA, Aug 15 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries.

GENEVA, Aug 14 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has convened an emergency committee to discuss the outbreak of viral disease mpox, as cases are occurring globally, according to dpa.

NIBONG TEBAL, Jan 13 — Penang has declared the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the state a disaster situation after cases were detected at five more pig farms.

NEW YORK, Aug 10 — The US story of monkeypox feels to experts frustratingly like a replay of the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Xinhua quoted a USA Today report last week.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Malaysia has recorded 106,477 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), up to the 24th epidemiology week (ME) from June 12 to June 18.

LONDON, June 2 — Monkeypox appears to be spreading from person to person in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — Malaysians planning to visit countries affected by the monkeypox outbreak are advised to get vaccinated beforehand to protect themselves against the virus.

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...

BANGI, July 10 —  Selangor State Health Department (JKNS) will announce another full Covid-19 hospital to deal with the increasing number of Covid-19 patients in the state soon, said its Health director Datuk Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman.

COPENHAGEN, Feb 22 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) regional director for Europe said Sunday he believes the coronavirus outbreak will end in early 2022, reported Anadolu Agency.

OSAKA, Feb 27 — A bus tour conductor in her 40s tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus after what appeared a recovery from the disease, the Jiji Press reported the Osaka prefectural government as saying on Wednesday.

BEIJING, Feb 27 — The death toll in China from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 2,746, the country’s National Health Commission said Thursday.