Health

Thailand’s latest round of regulations aimed at containing a fresh outbreak of coronavirus infections is expected to derail the gradual rebound of the economy from its recession in 2020. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha encouraged the people to remain at home and postpone travel after the authorities closed a number of venues in Bangkok and some other provinces this month – …

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians have been urged by a medical think tank to trust the science behind the approved vaccines, particularly the mRNA variants developed by companies such as Pfizer/BioNTech, as the effects of rejecting them have far greater health consequences.A statement by the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, endorsed by 20 medical leaders, said Malaysians need to be …

KUALA LUMPUR: If the virus mutates, the Covid-19 vaccine will still be safe, an expert said last night. A consultant pediatrician at KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital, Dr. Musa Mohd Nordin, said this is because the human body itself is “intelligent” because it not only releases antibodies to destroy a virus but also creates antibodies with immune memory. Musa said that …

In the middle of a surge of coronavirus cases, Thailand’s government-held off ordering new national company shutdowns but allowed certain regional governors to set their own restrictions and pleaded with the public not to travel. Thailand, which by mid-2020 had effectively contained the virus, saw the second round of outbreaks starting last month. It reported 315 new cases of coronavirus …

Thai health authorities proposed stricter restrictions on businesses and the movement of people in 28 provinces, including the capital of Bangkok, as the number of new cases of coronavirus is growing. Measures requiring the final approval of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha include the suspension of some enterprises and crowded operations that pose risks of infection to the public, and the …

PETALING JAYA: Over the holiday season, health experts have expressed concern over noticeable breaches of Covid-19 SOPs. On New Year’s Eve, pictures of large crowds gathering at KLCC and the Bukit Bintang area in Kuala Lumpur on social media appeared amid the suspension of annual fireworks displays and a government appeal to individuals at home or with their families to …

The government urged the nation in banning the risk of disease transmission through meetings that are easily spread in areas affected by COVID. After the nation reported 250 new cases in a single day the latest clampdown was declared. The prohibition extends to all meetings that pose a risk of transmitting the coronavirus taking advantage of opportunities to compound the …

In the midst of a flare-up in the coronavirus outbreak in the Southeast Asian country, the Thailand Ministry of Health approved the use of a herbal plant extract to treat early stages of Covid-19 as a pilot relief. In view of this, the ministry shared something interesting and that is Andrographis Paniculata, usually referred to as green chiretta which will …

SINGAPORE – On 1 January 2021, the minimum mandatory age for the purchase, use, possession, selling, and supply of tobacco products will be increased from the existing 20 years to 21. This is the third and final change to the minimum age requirement under the amendments to the Tobacco (Advertising and Sale Control) Act passed in November 2017 by Parliament.The …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30-  Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang today called on the Cabinet to set up a special sitting of Dewan Rakyat in January to test the “runaway” third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic here. The DAP veteran said in a statement today that the 1,925 new Covid-19 cases registered in the country yesterday placed Malaysia as 35th …