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Malaysian-American offers Covid-19 breathing device free to the world
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian-American mechanical engineer, Guruthisvaran Ramu, has offered to give a breathing support device free of charge to countries affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The device, named EcoFlo, is a low-cost continuous…
BioNTech says vaccine likely to be effective against India variant
ISTANBUL : BioNTech SE said on Thursday (May 20) the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with Pfizer should be roughly as effective against the new coronavirus variant first detected in India as it has been shown to be against the South African…
Stay home, says health DG, as ICUs reach 83% capacity nationwide
PETALING JAYA: As the intensive care units (ICUs) at hospitals nationwide reach 83% capacity, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has advised Malaysians to stay at home.
“The country’s health system is facing immense pressure…
Lebih 481,000 individu terima vaksin COVID setakat 23 Mac – Dr Adham
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Mac -- Seramai 481,989 individu telah menerima suntikan vaksin menerusi Program Imunisasi COVID-19 Kebangsaan setakat semalam.
Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba berkata daripada jumlah itu 430,368 individu …
COVID-19: Jangkitan semula jarang berlaku, tidak bagi 65 tahun ke atas
PARIS: Bekas pesakit COVID-19 mempunyai sistem pertahanan badan daripada dijangkiti wabak sama untuk tempoh sekurang-kurangnya enam bulan.
Bagaimanapun, hasil penyelidikan mendapati kadar perlindungan daripada jangkitan semula menerusi…
Fasiliti KKM mampu kendali pemberian vaksin COVID-19 kepada jemaah Haji – Dr Adham
PUTRAJAYA, 8 Mac -- Fasiliti Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) mampu mengendalikan pemberian vaksin COVID-19 kepada jemaah haji Malaysia sekiranya ibadah haji dibenarkan tahun ini, kata Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
Beliau berkata…
KP Kesihatan minta rakyat kurangkan makan garam, utamakan perisa asli
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Mac -- Tahap pengambilan garam bagi rakyat Malaysia adalah agak tinggi iaitu pada kadar purata 7.9 gram atau 1.6 sudu teh sehari, melebihi saranan lima gram sehari oleh Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia, menurut kajian …
Private hospitals want to be involved in Covid-19 immunisation
PETALING JAYA: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia has appealed to the government to rope them in for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
Its president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said private hospitals strongly felt that…
World can’t get rid of Covid-19 by this year- WHO
GENEVA: It is unrealistic to think the world will be done with the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the World Health Organisation warned on Monday.
WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said it might however be possible to take…
Covid-19 vaccination might be completed earlier than expected, says Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Covid-19 immunisation programme is expected to be completed before the end of this year, ahead of its projected completion date next February.
The programme’s coordinating minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, said the…