Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry welcomed the decision due to the African variant of the Covid-19 virus. This will minimise the risk of inflow of positive cases from variants of concern into the country, he said in a statement on Saturday (April 24).
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced earlier on Saturday that those who enter Malaysia from certain countries, such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil and Japan, will need to undergo a 14-day quarantine.
The Defence Minister said the travellers also need to take a swab test from the country of origin, three days before flying here.
Saturday, 24 Apr 2021 08:42 PM MYT
BY IDA LIM
Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah showing a placard ‘I have TAKEN 2 DOS’ after receiving the second injection of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from Chief Nurse Lina Ibrahim at the Putrajaya Precinct 18 Health Clinic, Putrajaya, March 17, 2021. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 Four more cases of the South African variant of the Covid-19 virus that were locally transmitted have been identified in Malaysia, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.
This is on top of 17 Covid-19 cases of the South African variant B.1.351 reported to the Health Ministry from January to March 2021, which brings the total of such cases in the country now to 21.
Friday, 23 Apr 2021 06:58 PM MYT
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this was the first time that the product, produced by Pharmaniaga LifeScience Sdn Bhd (PLS) through ‘fill-and-finish’ manufacturing, was being implemented in the country. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 The 356th Drug Control Authority (DCA) meeting today agreed to approve the conditional registration for the CoronaVac Suspension for Injection Covid-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated for use during disasters.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this was the first time that the product, produced by Pharmaniaga LifeScience Sdn Bhd (PLS) through “fill-and-finish” manufacturing, was being implemented in the country.
Friday, 23 Apr 2021 09:28 AM MYT
BY JUSTIN ONG
Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases may return to heights not seen since the peak of the ‘third wave’ due to non-compliance with preventive SOPs. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases may return to heights not seen since the peak of the “third wave” due to non-compliance with preventive standard operating procedures, according to Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
In a post disclosing that the effective reproduction rate (rt) of Covid-19 was now 1.16, the Health director-general also shared the Health Ministry’s projections for new cases until the end of May.