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Covid was reason for emergency in January but new cases have climbed exponentially, says Dr Lee Boon Chye.

Ex-health minister calls the decision by the health minister 'counter-intuitive' and 'irresponsible'.

'Money spent on improving our public health should be viewed as an investment and not a cost.'

To help alleviate the parents' burden from buying the disposable face masks for compulsory use from Aug 1, says Lee Boon Chye.

MP SPEAKS | We have to adjust, adapt and improve along the way as the pandemic evolves.

CORONAVIRUS | Dr Lee Boon Chye calls on gov't to do this instead of contact tracing as number is 'enormous'.

Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye: RM60m vaccination programme to be implemented by June.

PSD explained yesterday that the abolishing of BIPK only affected new intake, beginning from Jan 1, 2020.

The deputy health minister says those who fail to pay the RM250 fine can be prosecuted in court.

The contract extension will be for 25 months.

More than 90 percent of HIV infection in Malaysia are caused by unsafe sex, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.

UPDATED 9.35PM | Meenakshi urges the government to take a cue from the damage done in Bukit Merah. 

Lee Boon Chye says radiation is imported in Lynas' cases while in Perak, the radiation was already present in the earth.

Kulasegaran says the ministry is expected to table its recommendations to the Cabinet by next month at the latest.

PARLIAMENT | The ministry had set up a special committee to regulate the use of vape and e-cigarette in June.

PARLIAMENT | Overall, there were a total of 356 reported suicide cases between 2014 and June this year.

There is increase in smoking cases, drug abuse and mental health problems among students - deputy minister.

There were complaints that the clinic in Bukit Damansara and the items on its premises were not registered with the MOH, he says.

Deputy health minister explains that it only provides logistics for drugs on the approved products list.