PUTRAJAYA, June 2 — The Covid-19 RT-PCR tests for Malaysian pilgrims conducted at Health Ministry’s (MOH) facilities will be free of charge, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

BANGKOK, April 8 — Thailand plans to scrap the mandatory RT-PCR test for international visitors, starting May, to further boost tourist arrivals and revive the tourism industry.

BANGKOK, March 18 — Thailand will further ease its entry rules, including scrapping the pre-travel Covid-19 test for international travellers starting April 1, in a bid to revive its tourism industry that has been impacted by restrictions caused by the pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has advised the people to reduce dependence on reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) screening and instead use rapid test kits during the transition to the endemic phase of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Beginning April 1, travellers entering Malaysia who are not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 must undergo quarantine for five days, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Health Ministry has reiterated that those who test positive for Covid-19 and have completed quarantine need not undergo further Covid-19 testing.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has agreed to remove the mandatory use of thermal scanners to scan body temperatures from the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of Covid-19 risk control nationwide, soon, said its Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The emergence of more aggressive new variants has sparked questions about the effectiveness of existing Covid-19 vaccines against them.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — The Covid-19 screening for Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Antigen) and Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted nationwide is still based on the benchmark set by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 7 — A total of 6,414,565 Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and RTK Antigen screening tests have been conducted since last year until February 5 this year, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — The preparedness of Kota Kinabalu health laboratory is being monitored to raise the facility’s capacity to conduct 2,500 RT-PCR tests daily, said Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Malaysian Community Care Foundation (MCCF) calls for stern action against employers hiring foreign workers who do not undergo the mandatory Covid-19 screening, especially those working in the construction, services and manufacturing sectors.

KUCHING, Sept 24 — Effective tomorrow, all travellers who wish to enter Sarawak from Sabah and Labuan are required to fill up the ‘EnterSarawak’ application on smartphones and attach their Covid-19 real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) results before the travel date.