LONDON, Nov 15 — Global health advocates have written to the makers of a key mpox diagnostic test to call a price cut from around US$20 (RM89.53) per test to US$5, to tackle low testing rates in poorer countries badly hit by the virus.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has approved the first mpox test kit for the Malaysian market.

GENEVA, May 26 — Swiss multinational healthcare company Roche said on Wednesday that it has developed three test kits to detect the monkeypox virus, which has recently been spreading outside its epidemic areas in Africa.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 21 — Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) or MBI has prepared 5,000 Covid-19 saliva test kits, which will be distributed to temporary relief centres (PPS) throughout the state.

BANGKOK, July 14 — Thais can test for Covid-19 right at their home starting next week when the Covid-19 antigen test kits will be available for sale at authorized hospitals and clinics.

PUTRAJAYA, April 29 — Sabah and Sarawak will be given priority when the Ministry of Health (MOH) receives the first batch of rapid test kits imported from South Korea on Friday, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, April 27 — Malaysia will increase its testing capacities for Covid-19 to over 22,000 tests per day by next week with two automated test processing machines.

BEIJING, April 13 ― China has pledged to further enhance lab testing capability for Covid-19 and give priority to land border areas in the support amid efforts to guard against any surge of imported cases or relapse into a domestic outbreak, reported Xinhua news agency.

PUTRAJAYA, April 1 — A total of 43,462 clinical samples have been taken for Covid-19 testing to date, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

PUTRAJAYA, March 29 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday received 100,000 test kits for Covid-19 from China.