COVID: Being PPV volunteer helps boost PWD student’s self-confidence

Being a volunteer at a vaccination centre (PPV) is likened to killing two birds with one stone for Siti Nurhikmah Razlan, because apart from helping to boost her confidence in front of strangers, the social service job gives her self-satisfaction.Siti …

COVID: New cases dip below 9,000 mark

— After breaching the 9000 mark for three consecutive days, the number of new COVID-19 cases in the country dropped to 8,574 today, bringing the cumulative total to 844,870.In his tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sel…

4,500 Proton staff in Tanjung Malim to be vaccinated under PIKAS

— A total of 4,500 employees of Proton Holdings Bhd in Tanjung Malim near here will receive the first dose of vaccination through the first Public-Private Partnership COVID-19 Industry Immunisation Programme (PIKAS) for workers in the manufacturing …

Country’s COVID-19 infectivity rate at 1.15, as of July 11 – Health DG

— The country’s COVID-19 infectivity rate (Rt) stood at 1.15, as of yesterday (July 11), with Putrajaya recording the highest Rt value at 1.31.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement today said that other states with Rt…

MMA will wait for government decision on contract healthcare workers

The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) will be following closely the government’s decision on contract healthcare workers, as the issue is expected to be discussed in the upcoming cabinet meeting this Wednesday.MMA Section Concerning House Officers, M…

Guidelines for two doses vaccine should be clear, consistent with proper SOP — MEF

— The proposed guidelines for individuals who received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccines should be clear, consistent and include proper standard operating procedures (SOPs) to protect the health and safety of employees and the public.Malaysian Employ…

Elderly couple succumbs to COVID-19 within days of each other

My elderly parents promised to stick it together to the end, and both passed away just two days apart,” said Zuriyani Ramli, who lost her parents due to COVID-19, on Friday and yesterday, while they were receiving treatment at Sik Hospital.Zuriyani, 42…