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Unvaccinated hospital cleaner dies of Covid-19, union demands compensation

Unvaccinated hospital cleaner dies of Covid-19, union demands compensation

The Indonesian woman was deployed to HTAR in June, and died in July.

Felda accused of having interstate physical meetings in breach of SOP

Felda accused of having interstate physical meetings in breach of SOP

Staff raise concern over such sessions allegedly involving officers and settlers.

Undocumented migrants can get free Covid-19 vaccines under Selvax, too

Undocumented migrants can get free Covid-19 vaccines under Selvax, too

They can get their jabs from Aug 10 to 13.

Malacca vaccine centres shut on Sundays, despite hospital struggling to cope

Malacca vaccine centres shut on Sundays, despite hospital struggling to cope

Vaccine centres there dispensed just 30 doses over the past two Sundays, CITF data shows.

Confusion as non-essential factories in EMCO districts get approval to open

Confusion as non-essential factories in EMCO districts get approval to open

UPDATED 12.20PM | An MTUC official says the letters are unlikely to be fake since these are well-established companies.

Klang Valley emergency depts under severe pressure, wards full

Klang Valley emergency depts under severe pressure, wards full

Images of patients undergoing procedures on the floors of emergency wards are circulating on social media.

S’gor to dispense 40pct more vaccines this week, but how is unclear

S’gor to dispense 40pct more vaccines this week, but how is unclear

UPDATED 8.30PM | Details yet to be revealed though CITF will channel over 870k doses to the state next week.

Volunteers accused of 'selling vaccination appointments', CITF lodges report

Volunteers accused of 'selling vaccination appointments', CITF lodges report

They allegedly charged RM100 per person for back-door access to the vaccines.

Labuan Hospital ICU facing oxygen, manpower issues but help coming

Labuan Hospital ICU facing oxygen, manpower issues but help coming

The Labuan Health director confirms the Delta variant is putting the hospital under pressure.

Profiteering on ivermectin continues online despite recent crackdown

Profiteering on ivermectin continues online despite recent crackdown

Tablets sold at five times the retail price in India, where they were imported from without permit.

Hospital lodges report after doctor allegedly punched by Covid-19 patient's son

Hospital lodges report after doctor allegedly punched by Covid-19 patient's son

Police confirm the report, as well as another report of a stabbing there.

NPRA: Lian Hua pills licensed for ‘heatiness, phlegm and cough’, not Covid-19

NPRA: Lian Hua pills licensed for ‘heatiness, phlegm and cough’, not Covid-19

UPDATED 6.51PM | The NPRA said this when asked if the tablets it recently licensed are meant for Covid-19 treatment.

Private firms gearing up to join Miti's pay-to-vaccinate pilot programme

Private firms gearing up to join Miti's pay-to-vaccinate pilot programme

It is learnt Sunway Group is in the programme, with offer extended to Sunway City tenants.

UN General Assembly invites C4 to present statement on June 4

UN General Assembly invites C4 to present statement on June 4

Advocacy group's executive director will give a speech for a UN special session on corruption.

'Influencers' getting vaccinated are clinical dept heads, DG clarifies

'Influencers' getting vaccinated are clinical dept heads, DG clarifies

UPDATED 5PM | Khairy and Noor Hisham say there will be no queue cutting and no non-medical influencers included.

Another healthy Malaysian under 40 dies of Covid-19

Another healthy Malaysian under 40 dies of Covid-19

The man, 31, was brought in dead to Hospital Alor Gajah, Malacca, the Health Ministry said.

MOH urged to guide GPs on how to monitor home quarantine patients

MOH urged to guide GPs on how to monitor home quarantine patients

UPDATED 11.03AM | Health DG says guideline will be shared with GPs soon.

Thousands of Covid-19 close contacts not traced due to strained system

Thousands of Covid-19 close contacts not traced due to strained system

COVID-19 | More than 6,000 a day in Selangor alone are not contacted.

Covid-19: N Sembilan Matric College students quarantined after several test positive

Covid-19: N Sembilan Matric College students quarantined after several test positive

NSMC has placed a temporary ban on physical visits until further notice.

ICU beds running low as Covid-19 deaths, severe cases mount

ICU beds running low as Covid-19 deaths, severe cases mount

The situation is most dire in Selangor, Malacca and Perak Covid-19 hospitals
A glimpse of how private sector may be roped into Covid-19 fight

A glimpse of how private sector may be roped into Covid-19 fight

MOH has constructed a 'conceptual model' to get healthcare providers into the ring.
Some Covid-19 patients may have to pay for private healthcare

Some Covid-19 patients may have to pay for private healthcare

Negotiations to rope private healthcare providers into the Covid-19 battle are still going on.

Controversial figure in Penang undersea tunnel company quits

Controversial figure in Penang undersea tunnel company quits

Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli confirms the matter, saying he quit in December last year.

Penang Port to meet disabled group, the state offers guidelines

Penang Port to meet disabled group, the state offers guidelines

Penang has a guideline for universal accessibility, which the port can refer for the new ferry service, says state rep.