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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will begin vaccinating teenagers from mid-September, the Health Ministry has confirmed.

It will prioritise those aged 12 to 15 with underlying medical conditions first.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MALAYSIA reached a new high of 21,668 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, breaking Aug 5’s record of 20,889.This brought the country’s cumulative cases to 1.34 million, of which 237,021 are active cases with 1,059 in intensive care units and 543 patients requiring respiratory assistance.In his statement yesterday, Health DG Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a total of 318 deaths were recorded with 93 brought-in-dead (BID) cases.

SEREMBAN: The Education Ministry should reconsider reopening schools as the number of Covid-19 cases nationwide is still high, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 13 — The Sabah government will continue to enforce the interdistrict travel restriction in view of the worrying spike in the number of new Covid-19 cases reported daily in the state for the past few weeks. Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor said despite efforts by the...

Encouraging indicators during April to June period

Member of Parliament for Sandakan, Vivian Wong welcomed the District Health Department’s latest move to commence vaccination drive at locations that are currently under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) here in the effort to mitigate the risk exposure faced by  residents in these areas.  She first raised the issue of vaccination for residents at EMCO areas on July 28 during the parliamentary debate on the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, urging the government to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — The government should consider reopening the retail industry for those who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, said the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA). It said the reopening needed to take place immediately with a strict adherence to standard operating...

SEREMBAN: Students must be given Covid-19 vaccinations before they return to schools on Sept 1, says Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 12 — Selangor expects that Covid-19 cases in Category 3 and 4 will reduce by the end of this month in line with the increase in the number of vaccine recipients in the state, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He said as of yesterday, a total of 5,761,304 doses had been...