Start of immunisation programme a turning point in pandemic battle
February 24, 2021
Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR – The launch of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today can be likened to a shot in the arm for Malaysia’s year-long battle against the pandemic.
Reflecting the government’s seriousness in using vaccination as an additional strategy to fight the pandemic, the prime minister himself took the first shot of the vaccine to roll out the programme.
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The vaccine is offered free to the people, locals and foreigners alike, and inoculation is on a voluntary basis.
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A PJ Polyclinic health worker conducts a Covid-19 swab test using the RTK-Antigen Covid-19 Kit in Dewan Serbaguna MBPJ in Petaling Jaya. The test will be conducted until this Friday for a fee RM70 January 19, 2020. Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 Since the third wave of Covid-19 hit Malaysia in October last year, more and more people are willing to get tested even though they are asymptomatic or not a close contact.
Is Malaysia’s testing capacity currently enough to cater to the increasing demand, with the four-digit cases recorded over the months, and in case of a worst-case scenario?
22 Jan 2021 / 14:01 H. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah . fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22: Since the third wave of COVID-19 hit Malaysia in October last year, more and more people are willing to get tested even though they are asymptomatic or a close contact.
Is Malaysia’s testing capacity currently enough to cater to the increasing demand, with the four-digit cases recorded over the months, and in case of a worst-case scenario?
Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Prof Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said the national laboratory capacity for both public and private laboratories is currently at 70,000 tests per day.
8 January 2021 5:03 pm / 4 comments
Flood waters on the East Coast Highway (LPT1) is not receding, and the main connection between the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia is still not passable to traffic at various points.
According to LPT1 operator Anih Berhad in its status update this noon, another stretch is now flooded, and it’s KM 126.3 between Chenor and Temerloh. Here, the highway has been closed in both directions since 2.30am today. This is in addition the Temerloh-Lanchang stretch (KM 113 to KM 115), which is still closed to traffic in both directions.
No change at the Lanchang to Karak stretch (KM 84.6), where KL-bound lanes have been open to traffic since the morning of January 5. The eastbound lanes to Kuantan remain closed.