#testing

They will study if this cheap and widely used steroid will work well.

Govt guidelines encourage testing before attending birthdays and weddings.

DAP leader says the MOH carried out significantly fewer tests in spite of the high and rising positivity rates.

Community testing programme stopped because of fears it may attract too large a crowd.

The ugly side of the beauty industry.

WHO has revised its guidelines on several occasions, becoming more nuanced over time.

The reps say the weekend programme is just a pilot project.

COVID-19 | These methods must be scientifically researched first to show evidence they work, says Noor Hisham.

RTK-Ag testing is recommended when the health system is overburdened, says Noor Hisham.

We should focus on rapid antigen tests which are fast and more cost-effective, says Dr Subramaniam Muniandy.

UPDATED 11PM | Health ministry plans to increase testing capacity to 150,000 a day.

COVID-19 | Stateless residents flee health officials conducting screenings, fear being detained or deported.

This British study finding should offer some reassurance for the more than 51 million people worldwide who have been infected, researchers say.

COVID-19 | MAHB and MOH have worked to improve the screening process for travellers arriving from Sabah.

COVID-19 | A confidentiality deal has been signed to undertake the trials, once Brazil's health regulator approves the protocol for testing.

Testing numbers at tahfiz and old folks homes have been stagnant since July 24.

PARLIAMENT | Health Minister Dr Adham Baba says that 1.87 million tests have been carried out up to Aug 6.

UPDATED 8.10PM | Malaysia's testing rate is 31.29 tests per 1,000 population as of Aug 7.

CORONAVIRUS | Senior Minister Ismail says this applies to anyone who has not taken the second screening test on the 13th home quarantine day.

This after the cluster recorded eight new positive Covid-19 cases today.

CORONAVIRUS | President threatens to detain anyone who spread the virus, refused to wear masks or keep safe distance from others.

UPDATED 4.17PM | CORONAVIRUS | Either wait for the police to knock on your door or get yourselves tested now, says Ismail Sabri.