COVIDNOW: 95.8 per cent of adult population fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — A total of 22,417,059 individuals or 95.8 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).Based on the MOH’s data on the COVID…

Saarani leads 192 award recipients in conjunction with Sultan Nazrin’s 65th birthday

IPOH, Nov 4 – Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad leads a list of 192 recipients of awards, honours and medals in conjunction with the 65th Birthday celebration of the Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah, on Nov 5.Saarani, 60, who was appointed th…

COVID: 5,291 new cases reported Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The number of daily COVID-19 cases rose slightly to 5,291 today from 5,071 cases yesterday.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative figure of new cases to 2,486,630.Of the total new …

COVID: Over 70 per cent of UCSI study respondents ready to receive booster dose

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — A total of 71.4 per cent of the 1,075 respondents in a study on Malaysians’ willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose are prepared to do so, according to the UCSI Polling Research Centre.UCSI, in a statement today,…

Ivermectin does not reduce risk of COVID-19 illness – MOH

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Based on the outcomes of the I-TECH study by the Institute for Clinical Research (ICR), Ivermectin cannot be recommended for inclusion in the current COVID-19 treatment guidelines as it does not reduce the risk of severe illness…

Flood warning: TNB issues electrical safety guidelines

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has issued several electrical safety guidelines to the public in view of the monsoon season, that usually results in heavy rains in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor, beginning from this month un…

KPDNHEP probes chicken price hike in Kelantan, Terengganu

ALOR GAJAH, Nov 3 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) is investigating claims that the shortage of chicken supply has resulted in price hikes in Kelantan and Terengganu.Deputy minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said the investigation…