107,000 transport sector workers targeted for vaccination by August

About 107,000 frontline workers in the transportation sector are expected to at least receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by August.Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the target covered the three areas of transportation, name…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

COVID: Mass screening in Labuan’s Titian Cluster finds 10 pct positive cases

— The mass COVID-19 active case detection (ACD) exercise in the newly-emerged Titian 2 Cluster here found only 10 per cent out of the total 80 per cent population tested for the virus to be positive.Labuan Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari s…

COVID: 9,105 new cases reported Sunday – Health DG

— The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in the country remained over the 9,000 mark with 9,105 infections reported today bringing the cumulative number of cases to 836,296.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, sa…