{"id":4265,"date":"2022-01-22T10:44:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T10:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maxlee.info\/blog\/?p=4265"},"modified":"2022-02-10T01:01:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T01:01:17","slug":"malaysia-covid-19-status-update-from-jan-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maxlee.info\/blog\/health\/malaysia-covid-19-status-update-from-jan-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"\u9a6c\u6765\u897f\u4e9aCovid-19\u75ab\u60c5\u8bb0\u5f55"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>* * * 2022.02.08 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>13,944 new cases bring total to 2,939,198<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 13,944new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Feb 8).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,939,198.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-another-89-clusters-reported-in-one-week-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Another 89 clusters reported in one week, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/vaccinations-boosters-help-reduced-hospital-admissions-icu-and-fatalities\">Covid-19: Vaccinations, boosters helped reduce hospital admissions, ICU use and fatalities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/02\/08\/beijing-olympics-press-can-grab-high-tech-naps\">Beijing Olympics press can grab high-tech naps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-nrc-recommendation-to-reopen-borders-needs-further-study-says-hisham\">Covid-19: NRC recommendation to reopen borders needs further study, says Hisham<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-planning-for-country-to-move-into-endemic-phase-completed-says-hisham\">Covid-19: Planning for country to move into endemic phase completed, says Hisham<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-high-number-of-sporadic-cases-indicates-virus-widespread-in-sabah\">Covid-19: High number of sporadic cases indicates virus widespread in Sabah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-npra-studying-use-of-sinovac039s-vaccine-for-children\">Covid-19: NPRA studying use of Sinovac&#8217;s vaccine for children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-npra-reports-fewer-adverse-events-after-booster-shots-compared-to-primer-doses\">Covid-19: NPRA reports fewer adverse events after booster shots compared to primer doses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-no-more-temperature-checks-recording-personal-particulars-from-feb-11\">Covid-19: No more temperature checks, manual recording of personal particulars from Feb 11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-watch-king-reminds-people-to-get-vaccines-booster-shots\">Covid-19 Watch: King reminds people to get vaccines, booster shots<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/02\/08\/chinese-scientists-invent-covid-19-test-that-gives-result-within-four-minutes\">Chinese scientists \u2018invent Covid-19 test that gives result within four minutes\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-039uncle-kentang039-down-with-category-4-infection-warded-at-serdang-hospital\">Covid-19: &#8216;Uncle Kentang&#8217; down with Category 4 infection, warded at Hospital Serdang<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-watch-533-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-given-booster-dose-as-of-monday-feb-7\">Covid-19 Watch: 53.3% of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population given booster dose as of Monday (Feb 7)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/528-of-adults-given-booster-dose\">52.8% of adults given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/pickids-to-run-in-labuan-for-a-month\">PICKids to run in Labuan for a month<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/feeling-safer-after-getting-vaxxed\">Feeling \u2018safer\u2019 after getting vaxxed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/not-all-patients-need-to-go-to-cac-says-noor-hisham\">Not all patients need to go to CAC, says Noor Hisham<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/sabah-cases-rise-to-1600-cases-new-clusters-found\">Sabah cases rise to 1,600 cases, new clusters found<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/kj-get-third-shot-before-march-1-or-lose-fully-vaccinated-status\">KJ: Get third shot before March 1 or lose \u2018fully vaccinated\u2019 status<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/08\/covid-19-13944-new-cases-bring-total-to-2939198\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.02.07 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another 11,034 new cases, 10 clusters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A total of 11,034 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Monday (Feb 7), says Dr Noor Hisham.<\/p>\n<p>The Health director-general said this brings the cumulative total to 2,925,254 cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of the 11,034 new Covid-19 cases, 77 are imported cases and 10,957 are local cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA total of 58 patients fall under Categories 3, 4 and 5, whereas there are 10,976 cases under Categories 1 and 2,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmong them, 135 cases require treatment in intensive care units (ICU), whereby 84 are confirmed Covid-19 cases and 51 are suspected cases, probabilities and cases under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are 81 patients who require respiratory assistance. Out of them, 38 are confirmed Covid-19 cases and 43 are suspected cases, probabilities and cases under investigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that 10 new clusters were identified, which means there are now 366 active clusters in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>On the infectivity rate, Dr Noor Hisham said the national R-naught rate stood at 1.27 with all states and territories recording 1.0 and above.<\/p>\n<p>Sabah (1.47), Perlis (1.4) and Sarawak (1.3) were the top three on the chart, whereas Kuala Lumpur had the lowest infectivity rate of 1.1.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/covid-19-experts-expect-omicron-wave-to-peak-at-the-end-of-march\">Covid-19: Experts expect Omicron wave to peak at the end of March<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/covid-19-no-adverse-side-effects-from-vaccination-among-kids-so-far-says-khairy\">Covid-19: No adverse side effects from vaccination among kids so far, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/covid-19-senior-citizens-and-those-fully-vaccinated-with-sinovac-must-be-boosted-by-march-1-says-kj\">Covid-19: Senior citizens and those fully vaccinated with Sinovac must be boosted by March 1, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/covid-19-more-cases-due-to-omicron-but-fewer-deaths-icu-patients-says-khairy\">Covid-19: More cases due to Omicron but fewer deaths, ICU patients, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/covid-19-health-ministry-to-reactivate-national-rapid-response-task-force\">Covid-19: Faced with Omicron wave, Health Ministry reactivates National Rapid Response Task Force<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/pickids-to-run-in-labuan-for-a-month-to-cover-over-11000-children\">PICKids to run in Labuan for a month to cover over 11,000 children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/02\/07\/omicron-forces-south-korea-to-end-gps-monitoring-some-checkups\">Omicron forces South Korea to end GPS monitoring, some checkups<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/health-ministry-to-make-announcement-at-5pm-pc-on-monday-feb-7\">Health Ministry to make announcement at 5pm PC on Monday (Feb 7)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/02\/07\/beijings-olympic-city-has-swabs-aplenty-but-no-great-firewall\">Beijing\u2019s Olympic city has swabs aplenty, but no Great Firewall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/covid-19-watch-528-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-given-booster-dose-as-of-sunday-feb-6\">Covid-19 Watch: 52.8% of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population given booster dose as of Sunday (Feb 6)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/526-of-adult-population-receive-booster-dose\">52.6% of adult population receive booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/10089-new-infections-137-icu-admissions\">\u201810,089 new infections, 137 ICU admissions\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/high-jab-rate-will-keep-cases-mild\">\u2018High jab rate will keep cases mild\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/omicron-now-the-dominant-variant-in-sarawak\">Omicron now the dominant variant in Sarawak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"xxhttps:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/get-ahead-of-virus-surgex\">\u2018Get ahead of virus surge\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/cases-soar-ren-ri-dine-ins-drop\">Cases soar, Ren Ri dine-ins drop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/07\/covid-19-another-11034-new-cases-10-clusters\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.02.06 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of new cases breaches five-figure mark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases recorded as of Sunday (Feb 6) has breached 10,000.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet on Sunday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 10,089 cases were recorded, taking the cumnulative total to 2,914,220.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/johor-polls-parties-limit-crowd-size-at-events-after-covid-19-numbers-spike\">Johor polls: Parties limit crowd size at events after Covid-19 numbers spike<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/covid-19-watch-137-out-of-10089-infections-on-sunday-feb-6-are-being-treated-at-the-icu-says-health-dg\">Covid-19 Watch: 137 out of 10,089 infections on Sunday (Feb 6) are being treated at the ICU, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/covid-19-three-cases-with-more-aggressive-form-of-omicron-detected-in-sarawak\">Covid-19: Three cases with more aggressive form of Omicron detected in Sarawak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/covid-19-malaysia-hit-by-omicron-wave-new-cases-daily-will-reach-15000-says-kj\">Covid-19: Malaysia hit by Omicron wave, new cases daily will reach 15,000, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/covid-19-vaccination-at-penang-ppvs-only-for-kids-with-comorbidities-and-in-high-risk-group\">Covid-19: Vaccination at Penang PPVs only for kids with comorbidities and in high-risk group<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/covid-19-526-of-malaysias-adult-population-have-received-booster-doses\">Covid-19: 52.6% of Malaysia\u2019s adult population have received booster doses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/major-spike-to-9117-covid-19-cases\">Major spike to 9,117 Covid-19 cases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/523-of-adults-given-booster-dose\">52.3% of adults given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/malaysia-hitting-vax-target\">Malaysia hitting vax target<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/06\/covid-19-number-of-new-cases-breaches-five-figure-mark\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.02.05 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daily cases spike to above 9,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia recorded 9,117 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (Feb 5), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, in a tweet, that this brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,904,131 since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>He also said a detailed breakdown of the daily Covid-19 infections would be uploaded to the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 5 Februari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 9,117 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,904,131 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1489860305232736256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/05\/covid-19-ten-new-clusters-identified-on-saturday-feb-5-says-dr-noor-hisham\">Covid-19: Ten new clusters identified on Saturday (Feb 5), says Dr Noor Hisham<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/regional\/2022\/02\/05\/singapore-reports-13208-new-covid-19-cases-on-friday-feb-4\">Singapore reports 13,208 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Feb 4)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/05\/no-specific-sop-for-terawih-prayers\">\u2018No specific SOP for terawih prayers\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/05\/more-than-121-million-adults-given-booster-dose\">More than 12.1 million adults given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/05\/vaccination-for-kids-in-labuan-to-begin-on-monday\">Vaccination for kids in Labuan to begin on Monday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/05\/daily-covid-19-cases-surge-to-above-7000\">Daily Covid-19 cases surge to above 7,000<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/05\/prepping-for-kids-vaccination\">Prepping for kids\u2019 vaccination<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/05\/covid-19-watch-daily-cases-spike-to-above-9000\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.02.04 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of new cases spikes to 7,234<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Covid-19 cases have increased by over 1,500 cases on Friday (Feb 4) with 7,234 cases reported.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cumulative number of infections in the country was now 2,895,014.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The number of recoveries reported on Friday was 5,254 cases bringing the cumulative total to 2,799,608.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of the new cases recorded on Friday, 234 were import cases involving 92 Malaysians and 142 foreigners,&#8221; he said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He said 118 cases were treated at intensive care units with 57 cases requiring ventilator support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Twenty-one new clusters were reported on Friday, bringing the number of active clusters to 346.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of the 7,234 new cases, 73 were category three, four and five while the remaining were category one and two,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On the country&#8217;s infectivity rate Dr Noor Hisham said the national R-nought rate stood at 1.11.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All states except for Labuan recorded a value of over 1 with Perlis topping the charts at 1.25 followed by Johor (1.20), and Penang (1.17).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kelantan, Terengganu and Sarawak recorded a value of 1.04 respectively while Labuan recorded a zero infectivity rate,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/04\/covid-19-new-cases-in-sabah-up-almost-twofold-to-909\">Covid-19: New cases in Sabah up almost twofold to 909<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/04\/more-than-121mil-adult-population-in-malaysia-given-covid-19-booster-dose\">Covid-19: More than 12.1 million adults in Malaysia have received booster jabs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/04\/parents-focus-on-prevention-and-early-detection\">Parents focus on prevention and early detection<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/04\/sop-fatigue-behind-surge\">SOP fatigue behind surge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/04\/kj-parents-will-not-be-forced-to-vaccinate-their-kids\">KJ: Parents will not be forced to vaccinate their kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/04\/all-set-to-move-into-endemic-phase\">All set to move into endemic phase<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/04\/covid-19-watch-new-covid-19-cases-spikes-to-7234-new-daily-cases\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.02.03 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5,720 new cases bring total to 2,887,780 nationwide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 5,720 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Feb 3).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,887,780<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to states will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/03\/sabah-kicks-off-covid-19-vaccination-programme-for-kids-aged-5-to-11\">Sabah kicks off Covid-19 vaccination programme for kids aged 5 to 11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/03\/kids-excited-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-jabs\">Kids excited to get Covid-19 vaccine jabs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/03\/sop-for-johor-state-election-being-finalised-says-khairy\">SOP for Johor state election being finalised, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/03\/covid-19-watch-vaccinating-your-kids-is-a-choice-but-it039s-better-for-them-if-you-decide-on-it-says-khairy\">Covid-19 Watch: Vaccinating your kids is a choice but it&#8217;s better for them if you decide on it, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/03\/covid-19-watch-not-a-single-education-cluster-resulted-in-a-category-4-or-5-infection-says-khairy\">Covid-19 Watch: Not a single education cluster resulted in a Category 4 or 5 infection, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/03\/covid-19-watch-over-50-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-given-booster-dose\">Covid-19 Watch: Over 50% of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/03\/covid-19-watch-more-curbs-to-be-eased-once-kids-are-vaccinated-says-khairy\">Covid-19 Watch: More curbs to be eased once kids are vaccinated, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/03\/parents-alarmed-over-rising-clusters-in-schools\">Parents alarmed over rising clusters in schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/03\/covid-19-watch-5720-new-cases-brings-total-to-2887780-nationwide\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.02.02 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: 5,736 new cases bring total to 2,882,060<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 5,736 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Feb 2).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,882,060<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to states will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/02\/covid-19-vaccination-for-kids-aged-five-to-11-begins-thursday-feb-3-in-klang-valley\">Covid-19: Vaccination for kids aged five to 11 begins Thursday (Feb 3) in Klang Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/02\/covid-19-over-500000-kids-aged-five-to-11-registered-for-vaccine-says-khairy\">Covid-19: Over 500,000 kids aged five to 11 registered for vaccine, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/02\/covid-19-more-than-12-million-adults-in-malaysia-given-booster-dose\">Covid-19: More than 12 million adults in Malaysia given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/02\/covid-19-watch-5736-new-cases-bring-total-to-2882060\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.02.01 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daily cases breach 5,000 mark again with 5,566 people testing positive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia recorded 5,566 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Feb 1), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, in a tweet, that this brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,876,324 since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>He also said a detailed breakdown of the daily Covid-19 infections would be uploaded to the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 1 Februari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 5,566 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,876,324 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1488406750282027008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/world\/2022\/02\/01\/pfizer-to-seek-green-light-to-vaccinate-kids-5-and-under-in-the-us-say-reports\">Pfizer to seek green light to vaccinate kids 5 and under in the US, say reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/01\/covid-19-watch-251-out-of-sabah039s-490-new-cases-detected-via-symptomatic-screening\">Covid-19 Watch: 251 out of Sabah&#8217;s 490 new cases detected via symptomatic screening<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/01\/covid-19-only-09-of-5566-new-infections-in-higher-risk-categories-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Only 0.9% of 5,566 new infections in higher risk categories, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/01\/covid-19-melaka-health-authorities-to-discuss-closing-educational-institutions-following-rise-in-cases\">Covid-19: Melaka health authorities to discuss closing educational institutions following rise in cases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/01\/covid-19-malaysia-better-prepared-to-deal-with-omicron-surge-says-khairy\">Covid-19: Malaysia better prepared to deal with Omicron surge, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/01\/covid-19-watch-there-should-be-definite-time-line-for-opening-of-country039s-border-says-muhyiddin\">Covid-19 Watch: There should be definite time line for opening of country&#8217;s border, says Muhyiddin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/02\/01\/covid-19-watch-take-covid-19-self-test-before-mingling-with-others-this-cny-says-khairy\">Take Covid-19 self test before mingling with others this CNY, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/world\/2022\/01\/31\/covid-19-omicron-subvariant-ba2-more-infectious-than-original-danish-study-finds\">Covid-19: Omicron subvariant BA.2 more infectious than &#8220;original&#8221;, Danish study finds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/31\/maeps-pkrc-20-officially-closes-on-feb-8\">Maeps PKRC 2.0 officially closes on Feb 8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/31\/covid-19-new-cases-rose-by-346-in-fourth-epidemiological-week-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: New cases rose by 34.6% in fourth epidemiological week, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"XXXXX\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.30 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dip in daily cases with 4,915 new infections reported<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia has recorded a slight dip in Covid-19 cases with new infections reaching 4,915 on Sunday (Jan 30) after breaching the 5,000 mark over the past three days.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the new cases bring the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,865,984 cases since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the new cases, 4,727 were local infections while 188 were imported, said Dr Noor Hisham, adding that 99.2% or 4,876 cases were in Categories One and Two while 0.8% or 39 patients were in Categories Three, Four and Five.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are 120 cases requiring treatment in intensive care units (ICU) while 65 patients require ventilatory assistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Kenyataan Akhbar KPK 30 Januari 2022 \u2013 Situasi Semasa Jangkitan Penyakit Coronavirus 2019\u00a0(COVID-19) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tEm11bITBZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/tEm11bITBZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1487727940737671168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/30\/covid-19-watch-eight-education-clusters-still-active-in-penang\">Covid-19 Watch: Eight education clusters still active in Penang<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/30\/healthy-individuals-dont-need-booster-jabs-its-a-video-from-last-year-says-health-ministry-of-viral-clip\">Healthy individuals don\u2019t need booster jabs? It\u2019s a video from last year, says Health Ministry of viral clip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/30\/covid-19-watch-504-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-given-booster-dose\">Covid-19 Watch: 50.4% of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/30\/covid-19-watch-five-deaths-recorded-on-saturday-jan-29-lowest-in-nine-months\">Covid-19 Watch: Five deaths recorded on Saturday (Jan 29), lowest in nine months<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/30\/kl-leads-with-highest-number-of-boosters\">KL leads with highest number of boosters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/30\/boosters-for-teens-not-yet\">Boosters for teens? Not yet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/30\/covid-19-dip-in-daily-cases-with-4915-new-infections-reported\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.29 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Slight dip in daily cases with 5,139 new infections reported<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia recorded 5,139 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 29), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,861,069 cases since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>He also added that a detailed breakdown on Saturday&#8217;s daily infection figures would be uploaded to the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 29 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 5,139 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,861,069 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvTN7p\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvTN7p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1487316400205090816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/29\/covid-19-nation039s-rt-now-at-115-with-negri-sembilan-and-kedah-recording-the-highest-infectivity-rates\">Covid-19: Nation&#8217;s Rt now at 1.15 with Negri Sembilan and Kedah recording the highest infectivity rates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/29\/umrah-to-resume-on-feb-8-says-tourism-ministry\">Tourism Ministry releases new SOP for umrah travel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/29\/field-hospital-built-for-possible-covid-19-case-increase-says-uggah\">Field hospital built for possible Covid-19 case increase, says Uggah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/world\/2022\/01\/29\/merck-says-covid-pill-039active039-against-omicron\">Merck says Covid pill &#8216;active&#8217; against Omicron<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/29\/covid-19-half-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-has-received-booster-dose-as-of-friday-jan-28\">Covid-19: Half of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population has received booster dose as of Friday (Jan 28)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/29\/expand-vtl-air-scheme\">\u2018Expand VTL-Air scheme\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/29\/how-to-hold-elections-during-a-pandemic\">How to hold elections during a pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/29\/key-to-avoiding-a-huge-spike-is-control-management\">\u2018Key to avoiding a huge spike is control, management\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/29\/covid-19-slight-dip-in-daily-cases-with-5139-new-infections-reported\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.28 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5,522 new cases bring total to 2,855,930<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 5,522 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Jan 28).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,855,930.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to states will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 28 Januari 2022: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 5,522 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvTN7p\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvTN7p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data setiap hari bagi laman COVIDNOW adalah dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1486960828536565764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/29\/almost-half-of-adults-given-booster-dose\">Almost half of adults given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/28\/covid-19-walk-in-boosters-for-18-year-olds-and-above-at-all-ppvs-from-jan-29\">Covid-19: Walk-in boosters for 18-year-olds and above at all PPVs from Jan 29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/28\/covid-19-clinical-trial-volunteers-want-mysejahtera-vaccination-status-issues-sorted-out\">Covid-19: Clinical trial volunteers want MySejahtera vaccination status issues sorted out<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/28\/singapore-high-commissioner-hopes-to-see-vtl-quota-increased-soon\">Singapore High Commissioner hopes to see VTL quota increased soon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/28\/malaysia-gets-first-shipment-of-624000-covid-19-vaccine-doses-for-children\">Malaysia gets first shipment of 624,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses for children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/28\/covid-19-watch-5522-new-cases-bring-total-to-2855930\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.27 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5,439 new cases bring total to 2,850,408<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 5,439 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Jan 27).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,850,408<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/28\/covid-19-almost-50pc-of-country039s-adult-population-given-booster-dose\">Covid-19: Almost 50pc of country&#8217;s adult population given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/27\/covid-19-upward-trend-in-daily-infections-continues-negri-has-highest-infectivity-rate-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Upward trend in daily infections continues, Negri has highest infectivity rate, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/27\/covid-19-over-480000-kids-aged-five-to-12-have-registered-for-jabs-says-dr-noor-azmi\">Covid-19: Over 480,000 kids aged five to 12 have registered for jabs, says Dr Noor Azmi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/27\/covid-19-khairy-urges-public-to-work-together-to-fight-omicron-wave\">Covid-19: Khairy urges public to work together to fight Omicron wave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/27\/chinas-ecommerce-hub-faces-omicron-flareup-just-before-holiday\">China\u2019s ecommerce hub faces Omicron flareup just before holiday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/27\/covid-19-watch-484-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-have-received-booster-dose\">Covid-19 Watch: 48.4% of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population have received booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/27\/covid-19-watch5439-new-cases-bring-total-to-2850408\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.26 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Malaysia reports 4,744 new cases on Wednesday (Jan 26)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia recorded 4,744 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Jan 26), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, in a tweet, that this brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia to 2,844,969 cases since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>He added that more detailed statistics on Wednesday&#8217;s daily cases would be uploaded to the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 26 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 4,744 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,844,969 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvTN7p\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvTN7p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1486267849073168386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/no-placebos-used-under-national-covid-19-immunisation-programme-says-health-ministry\">No placebos used under National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, says Health Ministry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/umrah-pilgrimages-to-resume-on-feb-8-says-tourism-minister\">Umrah pilgrimages to resume on Feb 8, says Tourism Minister<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/covid-19-adults-can-walk-in-for-booster-jabs-starting-jan-27\">Covid-19: Adults can walk in for booster jabs starting Jan 27<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/health-dg-education-clusters-increase-after-the-opening-of-school-session\">Health DG: Education clusters increase after the opening of school session<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/king-expresses-appreciation-to-uae-for-donation-of-one-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses\">King expresses appreciation to UAE for donation of one million Covid-19 vaccine doses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/covid-19-omicron-wave-has-started-in-malaysia-expect-cases-to-rise-says-kj\">Covid-19: Omicron wave has started in Malaysia, expect cases to rise, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/475-of-adult-population-given-booster-dose\">47.5% of adult population given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/another-162-omicron-cases-detected-says-health-dg\">Another 162 Omicron cases detected, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/khairy-no-restrictions-on-unvaxxed-children\">Khairy: No restrictions on unvaxxed children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/msia-gets-sinopharm-vax\">M\u2019sia gets Sinopharm vax<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/26\/covid-19-malaysia-reports-4744-new-cases-on-wednesday-jan-26\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.25 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4,066 new cases bring total to 2,840,225<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 4,066 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 25).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,840,225.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<br \/>\nRelated: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/25\/covid-19-unvaccinated-kids-wont-face-restrictions-but-please-get-them-jabbed-says-kj\">Covid-19: Unvaccinated kids won\u2019t face restrictions but please get them jabbed, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/25\/covid-19-watch-13-new-cluster-identified-with-4066-new-cases\">Covid-19 Watch: 13 new cluster identified with 4,066 new cases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/health\/2022\/01\/25\/when-the-flu-meets-covid-19\">When the flu meets Covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/25\/more-than-109-million-adult-population-in-malaysia-given-booster-dose-as-of-monday-jan-24\">More than 10.9 million adult population in Malaysia given booster dose as of Monday (Jan 24)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/25\/clusters-rise3133-at-educational-institutions\">Clusters rise 313.3% at educational institutions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/25\/covid-19-4066-new-cases-bring-total-to-2840225\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.24 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3,214 new cases bring total to 2,836,159<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,214 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Jan 24).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,836,159.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to states will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 24 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 3,214 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,836,159 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvTN7p\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvTN7p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1485511626342154240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/metro\/metro-news\/2022\/01\/25\/be-mindful-to-keep-covid-19-at-bay\">Be mindful to keep Covid-19 at bay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/24\/covid-19-watch-313-increase-in-clusters-involving-educational-institutions\">Covid-19 Watch: 313% increase in clusters involving educational institutions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/24\/covid-19-watch-457-of-adult-population-have-received-vaccine-booster-dose\">Covid-19 Watch: 45.7% of adult population have received vaccine booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/24\/this-miniature-tracker-can-alert-us-to-the-presence-of-the-covid-19-virus-in-the-air\">This miniature tracker can alert us to the presence of the Covid-19 virus in the air<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/health\/2022\/01\/24\/when-kids-become-a-fussy-eater-after-covid-19\">When kids become \u2018fussy eaters\u2019 after Covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/24\/technology-meets-tradition-ushering-in-the-tiger-year\">Technology meets tradition: Ushering in the Tiger Year<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/24\/covid-19-watch-3214-new-cases-bring-total-to-2836159\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.23 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daily cases dip below 4,000 mark with 3,856 reported Sunday (Jan 23)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia recorded 3,856 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Jan 23), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry said, in a statement, that this brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,832,945 since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>It added that of the new cases, 492 were imported cases involving 378 Malaysian citizens and 114 foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 3,856 cases reported Sunday, only 35 (or 0.9%) were in Categories 3 and 4 and needed hospitalisation. The remaining 99.1%, or 3,821 cases, were in Categories 1 and 2, and were either asymptomatic or displaying mild symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The statement also said that 13 new Covid-19 clusters had been detected, bringing the total number of active clusters to 235 as of Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Health Ministry, Malaysia has recorded 6,306 Covid-19 clusters since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>More detailed information on the current Covid-19 situation will be uploaded to the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight, the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/23\/cops-to-step-up-covid-19-sop-checks-throughout-cny\">Cops to step up Covid-19 SOP checks throughout CNY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/23\/covid-19-pandemic-management-committee-to-discuss-chingay-fest-sop-says-dr-wee\">Covid-19: Pandemic management committee to discuss Chingay fest SOP, says Dr Wee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/health\/2022\/01\/23\/fourth-covid-19-vaccine-jab-offers-little-more-protection-against-omicron\">Fourth Covid-19 vaccine jab offers little more protection against Omicron<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/23\/covid-19-watch-451-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-have-received-booster-dose\">Covid-19 Watch: 45.1% of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population have received booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/23\/temperature-checks-not-very-effective\">\u2018Temperature checks not very effective\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/23\/some-parents-still-cautious-over-covid-19-vaccine-for-kids\">Some parents still cautious over Covid-19 vaccine for kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/23\/covid-19-daily-cases-dip-below-4000-mark-with-3856-reported-sunday-jan-23\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.22 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/22\/covid-19-severe-side-effects-after-vaccination-highly-unlikely-study-shows\">Covid-19: Severe side effects after vaccination highly unlikely, study shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/22\/covid-19-another-4116-cases-nine-new-clusters-recorded-says-health-dg\">Health Ministry: 462 Delta variant Covid-19 cases from Jan 19-22<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/22\/4046-new-covid-19-cases-logged\">4,046 new Covid-19 cases logged<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.21 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>M&#8217;sia records 4,046 new cases, first time above 4,000 mark since Dec 18, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia recorded 4,046 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Jan 21), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the Ministry&#8217;s GitHub data repository, this is the first time daily cases have risen above the 4,000 mark since Dec 18, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, in a tweet Friday, that this brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,824,973 cases.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a more detailed breakdown of Friday&#8217;s daily infections would be uploaded to the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/21\/health-dg-booster-shot-needed-to-ensure-optimum-immunity\">Health DG: Booster shot needed to ensure optimum immunity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/21\/offsite-ppvs-to-offer-walk-in-booster-jab-for-senior-citizens-from-monday-jan-24\">Offsite PPVs to offer walk-in booster jab for senior citizens from Monday (Jan 24)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/21\/covid-19-over-230000-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-given-booster-jab-on-thursday-jan-20\">Covid-19: Over 230,000 of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population given booster jab on Thursday (Jan 20)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/21\/vaccination-for-kids-aged-five-to-12-to-begin-on-feb-3\">Vaccination for kids aged five to 12 to begin on Feb 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/21\/some-willing-to-be-jabbed-with-water-for-fake-vaccination-certs\">Some willing to be jabbed with water for fake vaccination certs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/21\/shorter-quarantine-for-some-travellers\">Shorter quarantine for some travellers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/21\/covid-19-m039sia-records-4046-new-cases-first-time-above-4000-mark-since-dec-18-2021\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.20 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3,764 new cases bring total to 2,820,927<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,764 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Jan 20).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,820,927.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/sabah-allows-dragon-troupe-performances-for-chinese-new-year\">Sabah allows dragon troupe performances for Chinese New Year<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/896-aefi-reports-linked-to-booster-shots-received-42-serious-says-health-dg\">896 AEFI reports linked to booster shots received, 42 serious, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/blanket-closure-of-schools-is-a-039backward-move039-says-khairy\">Blanket closure of schools is a &#8216;backward move&#8217;, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/fake-covid-19-vaccination-certs-individuals-willing-to-be-injected-with-distilled-water-say-cops\">Fake Covid-19 vaccination certs: Individuals willing to be injected with distilled water, say cops<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/covid-19-no-more-temperature-checks-soon-says-khairy\">Covid-19: No more temperature checks soon, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/covid-19-watch-vaccination-for-under-12039s-to-start-feb-3-says-khairy\">Covid-19 Watch: Vaccination for under-12s to start Feb 3, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/20\/nearly-all-in-singapore-are-on-covid-19-contact-tracing-programme-tracetogether\">Nearly all in Singapore are on Covid-19 contact tracing programme TraceTogether<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/covid-19-two-schools-temporarily-closed-after-69-students-test-positive\">Covid-19: Two schools temporarily closed after 69 students test positive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/20\/serial-returners-how-covid-and-free-shipping-made-over-buying-the-new-norm\">\u2018Serial returners\u2019: How Covid and free shipping made over-buying the new norm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/427-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-given-booster-dose\">42.7% of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/world\/2022\/01\/20\/who-says-no-evidence-healthy-children-adolescents-need-covid-19-boosters\">WHO says no evidence healthy children, adolescents need Covid-19 boosters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/416-of-adults-given-booster-dose\">41.6% of adults given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/call-to-revisit-bill-imposing-heavier-fines-for-covid-19-offences\">Call to revisit Bill imposing heavier fines for Covid-19 offences<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/most-cases-in-categories-1-and-2-says-health-dg\">Most cases in Categories 1 and 2, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/living-in-the-endemic-phase\">Living in the endemic phase<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/20\/covid-19-watch-3764-new-cases-bring-total-to-2820927\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.19 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3,229 new cases bring total to 2,817,163<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,229 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Jan 19).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,817,163.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/19\/covid-19-almost-99-of-new-cases-in-categories-one-and-two\">Covid-19: Almost 99% of new cases in Categories One and Two<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/19\/govt-will-finalise-risk-assessment-and-sops-for-umrah-by-mid-feb\">Govt will finalise risk assessment and SOPs for umrah by mid-Feb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/19\/cny-sop-family-reunion-dinner-house-to-house-visits-allowed-subject-to-sop\">CNY family reunion dinners, house-to-house visits allowed, subject to SOP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/19\/covid-19-416-of-adult-population-given-booster-dose\">Covid-19: 41.6% of adult population given booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/19\/41-of-adults-have-received-booster-shots\">41% of adults have received booster shots<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/19\/parents-can-register-kids-aged-five-to-11-for-jabs\">Parents can register kids aged five to 11 for jabs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/19\/nearly-200-omicron-cases-found-in-five-day-stretch\">Nearly 200 Omicron cases found in five-day stretch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/19\/covid-19-3229-new-cases-bring-total-to-2817163\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.18 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia reported 3,245 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 18), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,813,934 cases since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a more detailed breakdown of Monday&#8217;s daily infections would be uploaded to the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 18 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 3,245 kes, menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,813,934 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1483321296213917698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/covid-19-throw-the-book-at-those-peddling-fake-vaccination-certs-says-mma\">Covid-19: Throw the book at those peddling fake vaccination certs, says MMA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/covid-19-parents-can-add-kids-aged-five-and-above-as-mysejahtera-vaccine-dependents\">Covid-19: Parents can add kids aged five and above as MySejahtera vaccine dependents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/covid-19-israeli-study-shows-fourth-vaccine-shot-less-effective-against-omicron-variant\">Covid-19: Israeli study shows fourth vaccine shot less effective against Omicron variant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/health\/the-doctor-says\/2022\/01\/18\/bracing-for-the-omicron-tsunami\">Bracing for the Omicron tsunami<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/covid-19-watch-41-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-has-received-booster-dose\">Covid-19 Watch: 41% of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population has received booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/18\/your-boss-wants-you-back-in-the-office-despite-covid-heres-why\">Your boss wants you back in the office despite Covid. Here\u2019s why<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/sabah-is-open-for-business-says-hajiji\">Sabah is open for business, says Hajiji<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/grateful-for-chance-to-bid-last-goodbye\">Grateful for chance to bid last goodbye<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/40-of-adults-received-booster-shot\">40% of adults received booster shot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/health-ministry-devises-strategies-to-deal-with-omicron\">Health Ministry devises strategies to deal with Omicron<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/decision-on-endemic-stage-soon\">Decision on endemic stage soon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/vax-certs-offered-for-rm500\">Vax certs offered for RM500<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/18\/covid-19-daily-cases-spike-to-3245-on-tuesday-jan-18\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.17 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New daily cases drop below 3,000 mark, with 2,342 reported on Monday (Jan 17)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were 2,342 new Covid-19 infections reported in Malaysia on Monday (Jan 17), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says this brings the cumulative total number of infections in the country to 2,810,669 cases since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a more detailed breakdown of Monday&#8217;s daily infections would be uploaded to the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 17 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 2,342 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,810,689 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1482948578553516040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/17\/covid-19-senior-citizens-can-walk-in-for-boosters-at-four-ppvs-in-klang-valley-from-jan-19\">Covid-19: Senior citizens can walk in for boosters at four PPVs in Klang Valley from Jan 19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/17\/dont-neglect-face-masks-and-other-sops-during-thaipiusam-cny-reminds-khairy\">Don\u2019t neglect face masks and other SOPs during Thaipusam, CNY, reminds Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/17\/singapore-conducting-pilot-for-virtually-supervised-covid-19-antigen-rapid-tests\">Singapore conducting pilot for virtually supervised Covid-19 antigen rapid tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/17\/covid-19-transition-to-endemic-phase-to-be-announced-within-two-to-three-weeks-says-hisham\">Covid-19: Transition to endemic phase to be announced within two to three weeks, says Hisham<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/health\/2022\/01\/17\/covid-19-two-more-drugs-recommended-for-use-by-who\">Covid-19: Two more drugs recommended for use by WHO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/17\/emergency-not-successful-in-bringing-down-covid-19-figures-protecting-national-economy-says-najib\">Emergency not successful in bringing down Covid-19 figures, protecting national economy, says Najib<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/17\/covid-19-watch-40-of-malaysia039s-eligible-adult-population-has-received-a-booster-dose\">Covid-19 Watch: 40% of Malaysia&#8217;s eligible adult population has received a booster dose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/17\/covid-19-do-surgical-masks-provide-good-protection-against-omicron-variant\">Covid-19: Do surgical masks provide good protection against Omicron variant?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/17\/whos-watching-how-governments-used-the-pandemic-to-normalise-surveillance\">Who\u2019s watching? How governments used the pandemic to normalise surveillance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/17\/covid-19-new-daily-cases-drop-below-3000-mark-with-2342-reported-on-monday-jan-17\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.16 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3,010 new cases bring total to 2,808,347<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,010 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Jan 16).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,808,347.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/16\/covid-19-fighting-the-pandemic-was-worse-than-war-says-muhyiddin\">Covid-19: Fighting the pandemic was \u2018worse than war\u2019, says Muhyiddin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/16\/covid-19-most-cases-reported-on-sunday-jan-16-in-categories-one-and-two-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Most cases reported on Sunday (Jan 16) in Categories One and Two, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/16\/covid-19-don039t-try-to-catch-omicron-just-because-it-is-milder-says-kj\">Covid-19: Don&#8217;t try to catch Omicron just because it is milder, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/16\/covid-19-more-than-27-million-adolescents-in-malaysia-fully-vaccinated\">Covid-19: More than 2.7 million adolescents in Malaysia fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/16\/remember-covid-19-phone-alerts-california-app-ignores-at-home-tests-missing-exposures\">Remember Covid-19 phone alerts? California app ignores at-home tests, missing exposures<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/16\/covid-19-3010-new-cases-bring-total-to-2808347\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.15 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,074 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 15).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,805,337.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/health-dg-at-3074-new-covid-19-cases-outnumber-recoveries-for-third-day-running\">Health DG: At 3,074, new Covid-19 cases outnumber recoveries for third day running<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/khairy-fully-vaccinated-individuals-infected-with-covid-19-must-undergo-seven-day-quarantine\">KJ: Covid-19 quarantine periods vary from 10 to five days based on vaccination status and symptoms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/sop-violation-fines-under-new-act-will-be-benchmarked-proportionately-with-best-practices-says-committee-chairman\">SOP violation fines under new Act will be benchmarked proportionately with best practices, says committee chairman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/covid-19-side-effects-after-vaccination-a-good-thing-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Side effects after vaccination &#8216;almost never a bad sign&#8217;, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/covid-19-more-than-229-million-adults-in-malaysia-fully-vaccinated\">Covid-19: More than 22.9 million adults in Malaysia fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/endemic-phase-delayed-for-safety\">\u2018Endemic phase delayed for safety\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/experts-go-easy-for-two-weeks-after-booster\">Experts: Go easy for two weeks after booster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/486-new-cases-of-covid-19-variants-recorded\">486 new cases of Covid-19 variants recorded<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/two-integrated-vaccination-centres-in-kl-begin-operation\">Two integrated vaccination centres in KL begin operation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/smoking-a-double-burden-for-those-covid-19-positive\">\u2018Smoking a double burden for those Covid-19 positive\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/metro\/metro-news\/2022\/01\/15\/booster-target-within-reach\">Booster target within reach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/15\/covid-19-3074-new-cases-bring-total-to-2805337\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.14 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A total of 3,346 new Covid-19 cases were detected in Malaysia on Friday (Jan 14), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,802,263 cases since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>He also said a more detailed breakdown of the daily infections would be uploaded to the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow website at midnight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 14 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 3,346 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,802,263 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvUkWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1481891078857183233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/14\/covid-19-486-delta-variant-cases-detected-from-jan-10-14-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: 486 Delta variant cases detected from Jan 10-14, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/14\/two-integrated-vaccination-centres-in-kl-to-open-on-saturday-jan-15\">Two integrated vaccination centres in KL to open on Saturday (Jan 15)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/14\/hishammuddin-decision-to-delay-declaration-of-endemic-phase-necessary-due-to-omicron-variant\">Hishammuddin: Decision to delay declaration of endemic phase necessary due to Omicron variant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/covid-19-omicron-could-help-build-herd-immunity-say-south-african-virologists\">Covid-19: Omicron could help build herd immunity, say South African virologists<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/14\/penang-to-appeal-for-relaxation-of-thaipusam-sop\">Penang to appeal for relaxation of Thaipusam SOP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/14\/almost-nine-million-covid-19-vaccine-booster-shots-administered-says-khairy\">Almost nine million Covid-19 vaccine booster shots administered, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/14\/global-pc-sales-reach-highest-level-since-2013\">Global PC sales reach highest level since 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/14\/vaccinate-children-to-protect-them-from-covid-19\">\u2018Vaccinate children to protect them from Covid-19\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/14\/978-of-adults-fully-vaxxed\">97.8% of adults fully vaxxed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/14\/covid-19-malaysia-records-3346-new-cases-on-friday-jan-14\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.13 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/pm-congratulates-malaysian-family-over-achievement-in-nikkei-covid-19-recovery-index\">https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/pm-congratulates-malaysian-family-over-achievement-in-nikkei-covid-19-recovery-index<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/floods-no-new-covid-19-cases-recorded-at-flood-relief-centres-says-health-dg\">Floods: No new Covid-19 cases recorded at flood relief centres, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/covid-19-family-gatherings-only-allowed-on-first-day-of-cny-in-sarawak\">Covid-19: Family gatherings only allowed on first day of CNY in Sarawak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/covid-19-sarawak-dcm-urges-public-to-get-their-booster-shots-in-light-of-omicron-surges\">Covid-19: Sarawak DCM urges public to get their booster shots in light of Omicron surges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/national-task-force039s-term-ends-june-30-border-security-duties-back-under-home-ministry\">National Task Force&#8217;s term ends June 30, border security duties back under Home Ministry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/dap-says-it-will-not-support-amendments-to-act-342-that-increase-fines\">DAP says it will not support amendments to Act 342 that increase fines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/covid-19-sarawak-election-did-not-lead-to-spike-in-cases-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Sarawak election did not lead to spike in cases, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/13\/fact-checkers-say-youtube-lets-its-platform-be-weaponised\">Fact checkers say YouTube lets its platform be \u2018weaponised\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/covid-19-total-of-978-of-eligible-adults-in-m039sia-fully-vaxxed\">Covid-19: Total of 97.8% of eligible adults in M&#8217;sia fully vaxxed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/covid-19-johor-to-maintain-05m-physical-distance-sop-for-congregational-friday-prayers-for-now-says-exco-member\">Covid-19: Johor to maintain 0.5m physical distance SOP for congregational, Friday prayers for now, says exco member<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/covid-19-don039t-delay-vaccinating-children-say-medical-experts\">Covid-19: Don&#8217;t delay vaccinating children, say medical experts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/13\/full-scale-curbs-for-new-variants-not-yet-needed\">Full-scale curbs for new variants not yet needed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.12 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3,198 new cases bring total to 2,795,233<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,198 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Jan 12).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,795,233.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/covid-19-watch-39-out-of-3198-new-infections-on-wednesday-jan-12-in-categories-three-four-and-five\">Covid-19 Watch: 39 out of 3,198 new infections on Wednesday (Jan 12) in Categories Three, Four and Five<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/covid-19-those-who-have-not-been-overseas-in-14-days-can-enter-state-without-filling-in-entersarawak-forms\">Covid-19: Those who have not been overseas in 14 days can enter state without filling in EnterSarawak forms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/covid-19-new-category-for-quarantine-exemption---fully-vaccinated-and-recently-infected\">Covid-19: Travellers who are fully vaccinated and recently infected need not undergo quarantine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/12\/omicron-has-workers-on-edge-about-returning-to-the-office\">Omicron has workers on edge about returning to the office<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/labuan-extends-operating-hours-at-booster-shot-facility\">Labuan extends operating hours at booster shot facility<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/covid-10-office-boy-in-remand-over-fake-vaccination-digital-cert-syndicate\">Covid-19: Office boy in remand over fake vaccination digital cert syndicate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/covid-19-cid-ccid-instructed-to-focus-on-uncovering-fake-vaccination-cert-sellers\">Covid-19: CID, CCID instructed to focus on uncovering fake vaccination cert sellers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/tiong-trains-his-guns-on-khairy-again-raising-questions-about-vaccine-purchase\">Tiong trains his guns on Khairy again, raising questions about vaccine purchase<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/covid-19-total-of-88-of-adolescents-in-m039sia-fully-vaxxed-as-of-tuesday-jan-11\">Covid-19: Total of 88% of adolescents in M&#8217;sia fully vaxxed as of Tuesday (Jan 11)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/address-pandemic-induced-learning-loss-quickly-before-it-grows-more-critical-says-expert\">Address pandemic-induced learning loss quickly before it grows more critical, says expert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/12\/covid-19-3198-new-cases-bring-total-to-2795233\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.11 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3,175 new cases bring total to 2,792,035<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,175 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 11).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,792,035.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to states will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-cops-investigating-case-of-sop-non-compliance-at-event-hosting-najib\">Covid-19: Cops investigating case of SOP non-compliance at event hosting Najib<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-16-clusters-linked-to-umrah-pilgrims-seven-index-cases-confirmed-to-be-of-omicron-variant-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: 16 clusters linked to umrah pilgrims, seven index cases confirmed to be of Omicron variant, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-mysejahtera-vaccination-certs-use-blockchain-tech-can039t-be-duplicated-says-dr-adham\">Covid-19: MySejahtera vaccination certs use blockchain tech, can&#8217;t be duplicated, says Dr Adham<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-m039sia-may-soon-have-vaccinated-travel-lanes-with-thailand-indonesia\">Covid-19: Malaysia may soon have vaccinated travel lanes with Thailand, Indonesia, says Hisham<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/hishammudin-vax-certificate-and-test-counterfeiters-must-face-full-force-of-the-law\">Hishammudin: Those who forged vax certs and Covid-19 test results must face full force of the law<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/hishammuddin-full-scale-mco-will-not-be-implemented\">Hishammuddin: Full-scale MCO will not be implemented<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-spike-in-sabah-cases-a-concern-nearly-20-involve-children-below-12-says-masidi\">Covid-19: Spike in Sabah cases a concern, nearly 20% involve children below 12, says Masidi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-watch-self-testing-for-primary-school-students-to-start-this-week\">Covid-19: Self-testing for primary school students to start this week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-new-cluster-detected-among-jb-mosque-congregation-and-residents\">Covid-19: New cluster detected among JB mosque congregation and residents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-watch-978-per-cent-of-malaysias-adult-population-fully-vaccinated\">Covid-19 Watch: 97.8 per cent of Malaysia\u2019s adult population fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/world\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-pfizer-could-have-omicron-targeted-vaccine-by-march-says-ceo\">Covid-19: Pfizer could have Omicron-targeted vaccine by March, says CEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/health-ministry-no-expired-vaccines-were-given-out\">Health Ministry: No expired vaccines were given out<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/arrange-for-booster-shots-at-workplace-employers-urged\">Arrange for booster shots at workplace, employers urged<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/11\/covid-19-watch-3175-new-cases-bring-total-to-2792035\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.10 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2,641 new cases bring total to 2,788,860<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 2,641 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Jan 10).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,788,860.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/10\/govt-to-draft-national-recovery-plan-20-says-muhyiddin\">Govt to draft National Recovery Plan 2.0, says Muhyiddin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/10\/covid-19-national-recovery-council-recommends-tabling-proposals-for-immediate-safe-reopening-of-borders\">Covid-19: National Recovery Council recommends tabling proposals for immediate safe reopening of borders<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/world\/2022\/01\/10\/cypriot-scientist-says-deltacron-covid-19-variant-isnt-an-error\">Cypriot Scientist says Deltacron Covid-19 variant isn\u2019t an error<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/10\/covid-19-employers-encouraged-to-organise-workplace-vaccination-booster-drives\">Covid-19: Employers encouraged to organise workplace vaccination booster drives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/10\/covid-19-no-expired-vaccines-sent-to-vaccination-centres-vaccine-storage-centres\">Covid-19: No expired vaccines sent to vaccination centres, vaccine storage centres<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/10\/data-shortfall-impairs-brazil039s-tracking-of-spreading-virus\">Data shortfall impairs Brazil&#8217;s tracking of spreading virus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/10\/expedite-probe-of-returning-unvaccinated-umrah-pilgrims-says-travel-agents039-group\">Expedite probe of returning unvaccinated umrah pilgrims, says travel agents&#8217; group<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/10\/workout-from-home-pandemic-fuels-online-exercise-boom\">Work(out) from home: Pandemic fuels online exercise boom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/10\/covid-19-watch-785-of-malaysia039s-population-fully-vaccinated\">Covid-19 Watch: 78.5% of Malaysia&#8217;s population fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/10\/malaysians-in-the-uk-grappling-with-omicron-are-extra-cautious\">Malaysians in the UK grappling with Omicron are extra cautious<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/10\/still-not-quite-there-at-endemic-stage-yet\">Still not quite there at endemic stage yet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/10\/the-rise-of-recommerce-why-malaysians-are-in-love-with-pre-loved-goods\">The rise of recommerce: Why Malaysians are in love with pre-loved goods<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/10\/covid-19-watch-2641-new-cases-bring-total-to-2788860\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.09 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2,888 new cases bring total to 2,786,219<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 2,888 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Jan 9).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,786,219.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/malaysia-ranks-sixth-in-global-covid-19-recovery-index-says-health-dg\">Malaysia ranks sixth in global Covid-19 recovery index, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/tourism-ministry-suspends-approval-of-advertisements-on-umrah-packages\">Tourism Ministry suspends approval of advertisements on umrah packages<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/covid-19-malaysia-cannot-afford-to-implement-another-lockdown-says-kj\">Covid-19: Malaysia cannot afford to implement another lockdown, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/covid-19-more-digital-tracker-removal-centres-to-open-in-klang-valley-from-tuesday-jan-11\">Covid-19: More digital tracker removal centres to open in Klang Valley from Tuesday (Jan 11)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/covid-19-almost-99-of-2888-new-cases-on-sunday-jan-9-in-categories-one-and-two-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Almost 99% of 2,888 new cases on Sunday (Jan 9) in Categories One and Two, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/09\/ces-gadget-show-turnout-falls-more-than-75-thanks-to-covid\">CES gadget show turnout falls more than 75% thanks to Covid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/covid-19-watch-11-fatalities-recorded-on-saturday-jan-8-lowest-since-april-2021\">Covid-19 Watch: 11 fatalities recorded on Saturday (Jan 8), lowest since April 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/09\/hate-restaurant-qr-codes-here039s-why-they039re-not-going-away-anytime-soon\">Hate restaurant QR codes? Here\u2019s why they\u2019re not going away anytime soon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/traders-taken-to-task-for-flouting-mask-sop\">Traders taken to task for flouting mask SOP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/over-3000-new-cases-for-four-days-in-a-row\">Over 3,000 new cases for four days in a row<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/dont-cheat-mufti-tells-umrah-pilgrims\">Don\u2019t cheat, mufti tells umrah pilgrims<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/almost-98-of-adult-population-fully-vaxxed\">Almost 98% of adult population fully vaxxed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/covid-19-2888-new-cases-bring-total-to-2786219\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.08 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3,251 new cases bring total to 2,783,331<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,251 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 8).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,783,331.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/09\/fourth-dose-isnt-so-soon\">Fourth dose isn\u2019t so soon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/08\/borneo-ultra-trail-marathon-expects-to-attract-800-marathon-enthusiasts-to-kiulu\">Borneo Ultra Trail Marathon expects to attract 800 marathon enthusiasts to Kiulu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/08\/covid-19-almost-all-of-malaysias-adult-population-has-been-vaccinated\">Covid-19: Almost 98% of Malaysia\u2019s adult population fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/08\/mah-continue-to-observe-and-adhere-to-sop-when-school-reopens\">Mah: Continue to observe and adhere to SOP when school reopens<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/08\/vax-drive-to-provide-boosters-for-workers\">Vax drive to provide boosters for workers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/08\/covid-19-3251-new-cases-bring-total-to-2783331\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.07 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia recorded 3,381 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Jan 7), says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.<\/p>\n<p>The Health director-general said, in a tweet, that this brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia to 2,780,080 since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Selangor recorded the most cases with 879, followed by Kelantan (385), Johor (299) and Kuala Lumpur (271).<\/p>\n<p>Dr Noor Hisham also said that there were five localities with less than 100 daily cases reported &#8211; Terengganu (94), Putrajaya (30), Sarawak (18), Labuan (14) and Perlis (14).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada  7 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 3,381 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,780,080 kes<\/p>\n<p>Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif):<br \/>Selangor &#8211; 879 (792,043)<br \/>Sarawak &#8211; 18 (252,461)<br \/>Johor &#8211; 299 (247,439)<br \/>Sabah &#8211; 242 (242,147)<br \/>WPKL &#8211; 271 (212,294)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1479334245743017986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/covid-19-almost-99-of-new-cases-on-friday-jan-7-in-categories-1-2-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Almost 99% of new cases on Friday (Jan 7) in categories 1, 2, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/penang-announces-a-scaled-down-thaipusam-celebration\">Penang announces a scaled down Thaipusam celebration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/covid-19-cases-from-omicron-triggered-cluster-in-labuan-rise-to-18\">Covid-19: Cases from Omicron-triggered cluster in Labuan rise to 18<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/malaysia-spore-still-deciding-if-vtl-quota-should-be-maintained-or-halved-says-wee\">Malaysia, S\u2019pore still deciding if VTL quota should be maintained or halved, says Wee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/covid-19-watch-977-of-adult-population-fully-vaccinated\">Covid-19 Watch: 97.7% of adult population fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/07\/work-school-play-how-covid-reshaped-our-world\">Work, school, play: How Covid reshaped our world<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/metro\/metro-news\/2022\/01\/07\/relieved-to-be-covid-free\">Relieved to be Covid-free<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/only-15-of-over-3500-cases-require-treatment\">\u2018Only 1.5% of over 3,500 cases require treatment\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/vaccine-study-needed-on-ihu-strain\">\u2018Vaccine study needed on IHU strain\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/without-walk-ins-its-back-to-a-long-wait\">Without walk-ins, it\u2019s back to a long wait<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/khairy-govt-must-act-to-ensure-projected-number-of-cases-will-not-happen\">Khairy: Govt must act to ensure projected number of cases will not happen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/07\/covid-19-malaysia-reports-3381-new-cases-on-friday-jan-7\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.06 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Covid-19: 3,543 new cases bring total to 2,776,699<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,543 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Jan 6).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,776,699.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/covid-19-saftta-accepts-umrah-travel-postponement-calls-for-sop-enhancements-at-klia\">Covid-19: SAFTTA accepts umrah travel postponement, calls for SOP enhancements at KLIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/upm-convocation-to-be-held-under-strict-sop-from-jan-8-says-vice-chancellor\">UPM convocation to be held under strict SOP from Jan 8, says vice-chancellor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/covid-19-daily-cases-expected-to-reach-30000-if-omicron-wave-not-curbed-says-kj\">Covid-19: Daily cases expected to reach 30,000 if Omicron wave not curbed, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/covid-19-only-53-out-3543-cases-detected-thursday-jan-6-need-medical-treatment-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Only 53 out 3,543 cases detected Thursday (Jan 6) need medical treatment, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/umrah-travel-suspension-in-force-for-a-month-from-jan-8-says-kj\">Umrah travel suspension in force for a month from Jan 8, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/14-of-omicron-cases-were-unvaccinated-returnees-from-abroad-says-kj\">14% of Omicron cases were unvaccinated returnees from abroad, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/kj-mega-ppvs-to-reopen-from-jan-15-to-increase-covid-19-booster-shot-administration\">KJ: Mega PPVs to reopen from Jan 15 to increase Covid-19 booster shot administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/covid-19-pfizer-vaccine-for-children-aged-five-to-11-given-conditional-approval\">Covid-19: Pfizer vaccine for children aged five to 11 given conditional approval<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/covid-19-biggest-source-of-imported-cases-is-saudi-arabia-says-khairy\">Covid-19: Biggest source of imported cases is Saudi Arabia, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/covid-19-khairy-denies-viral-screenshot-says-is-fully-vaccinated\">Covid-19: Khairy denies viral screenshot, says is fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/covid-19-245-omicron-cases-detected-so-far-157-among-umrah-returnees-says-khairy\">Covid-19: 245 Omicron cases detected so far, 157 among umrah returnees, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/true-or-not\/2022\/01\/06\/quickcheck-did-a-german-institute-report-that-96-of-omicron-cases-were-fully-vaccinated\">QuickCheck: Did a German institute report that 96% of Omicron cases were fully vaccinated?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/06\/scaled-back-ces-gadget-show-returns-to-las-vegas-strip\">Scaled-back CES gadget show returns to Las Vegas Strip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/06\/remote-work-for-high-paying-jobs-to-pick-up-this-year-career-site-says\">Remote work for high-paying jobs to pick up this year, career site says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/977-of-adult-population-fully-vaxxed\">97.7% of adult population fully vaxxed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/expert-tell-doctors-if-you-had-previous-side-effects\">Expert: Tell doctors if you had previous side effects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/dont-delay-booster-jab-msians-reminded\">Don\u2019t delay booster jab, M\u2019sians reminded<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/06\/covid-19-3543-new-cases-bring-total-to-2776699\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.05 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Covid-19 Watch: 3,270 new cases bring total to 2,773,156<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 3,270 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Jan 5).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,773,156.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/floods-health-ministry-detects-58-cases-of-different-infectious-diseases-among-flood-victims\">Floods: Health Ministry detects 58 cases of different infectious diseases among flood victims<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/05\/ces-tech-fair-opens-under-pandemic-shadow\">CES tech fair opens under pandemic shadow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/05\/chinas-locked-down-city-thrown-into-chaos-after-covid-app-crash\">China\u2019s locked down city thrown into chaos after Covid app crash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/covid-19-health-ministry-will-respond-in-039calibrated-appropriate039-manner-says-khairy\">Covid-19: Health Ministry will respond in &#8216;calibrated, appropriate&#8217; manner, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/covid-19-over-2286-million-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-fully-vaccinated\">Covid-19: Over 22.86 million of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/health-dg-four-new-covid-19-cases-among-flood-victims\">Health DG: Four new Covid-19 cases among flood victims<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/nearly-99-of-adults-have-got-at-least-one-jab\">Nearly 99% of adults have got at least one jab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/npra-probes-adverse-vaccine-reaction\">NPRA probes adverse vaccine reaction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/pupils-undergo-tests-after-teacher-down-with-virus\">Pupils undergo tests after teacher down with virus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/no-more-walk-ins-at-off-site-ppv\">No more walk-ins at off-site PPV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/58-more-omicron-cases-identified-bringing-total-to-122\">58 more Omicron cases identified, bringing total to 122<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/05\/covid-19-watch-3270-new-cases-bring-total-to-2773156\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.04 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Covid-19 Watch: 2,842 new cases bring total to 2,769,886<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 2,842 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 4).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,769,886.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/covid-19-watch-58-new-omicron-variant-cases-detected-54-imported-infections-says-kj\">Covid-19 Watch: 58 new Omicron variant cases detected, 54 imported infections, says KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/covid-19-four-new-cases-among-flood-victims-bringing-total-to-465-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Four new cases among flood victims, bringing total to 465, says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/04\/nibbling-cats-and-covid-masks-first-look-at-ces-tech-show\">Nibbling cats and Covid masks: First look at CES tech show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/covid-19-cost-of-hotel-quarantine-for-returning-pilgrims-too-high-says-anwar\">Covid-19: Cost of hotel quarantine for returning pilgrims too high, says Anwar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/covid-19-masidi-cautions-vaccinated-parents-to-be-cautious-around-their-unvaccinated-kids\">Covid-19: Masidi cautions vaccinated parents to be cautious around their unvaccinated kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/covid-19-watch-health-ministry-investigating-aefi-cases-at-kajang-prison\">Covid-19: Health Ministry investigating reports of 18 adverse events to vaccines at Kajang Prison<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/floods-special-cabinet-meeting-on-wednesday-jan-5-to-discuss-possible-second-wave\">Floods: Special Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (Jan 5) to discuss possible second wave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/covid-19-watch-more-than-2286-million-adults-in-malaysia-fully-vaccinated\">Covid-19 Watch: More than 22.86 million adults in Malaysia fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/no-more-walk-ins-at-off-site-ppv-booster-shots-by-appointment-only\">No more walk-ins at off-site PPV, booster shots by appointment only<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/dg-spike-in-workplace-cluster\">DG: Spike in workplace cluster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/876-of-adolescent-population-fully-vaccinated\">87.6% of adolescent population fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/04\/covid-19-watch-2482-new-cases-bring-total-to-2769886\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.03 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry reported 2,690 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Jan 3).<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,767,044.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 3 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 2,690 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,767,044 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvCbIP\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvCbIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW m dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1477890403890130947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/03\/suspension-of-umrah-travel-prioritises-public-interest-says-minister\">Suspension of umrah travel prioritises public interest, says minister<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/03\/covid-19-one-new-case-detected-among-flood-victims-on-monday-jan-3-bringing-total-to-461\">Covid-19: One new case detected among flood victims on Monday (Jan 3), bringing total to 461<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/03\/covid-19-hotel-employee-triggers-new-cluster-in-kundasang\">Covid-19: Hotel employee triggers new cluster in Kundasang<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/03\/ces-tech-fair-prepares-to-draw-crowds-as-covid-surges\">CES tech fair prepares to draw crowds as Covid surges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/03\/more-than-275-million-adolescents-in-malaysia-fully-vaccinated\">More than 2.75 million adolescents in Malaysia fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/03\/covid-19-malaysias-death-toll-reaches-31352-with-19-new-fatalities\">Covid-19: Malaysia\u2019s death toll reaches 31,532 with 19 new fatalities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/03\/nearly-23-million-adults-fully-vaccinated\">Nearly 23 million adults fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/03\/moh-increasing-vigilance-to-fight-omicron-wave\">MOH increasing vigilance to fight Omicron wave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/03\/vital-to-strictly-adhere-to-sop\">Vital to strictly adhere to SOP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/03\/covid-19-watch-2690-new-cases-bring-total-to-2767044\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.02 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia recorded 2,882 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Jan 2), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative number of infections in the country to 2,764,354.<\/p>\n<p>He also said more detailed information on the Covid-19 situation in the country, such as the number of new cases by state, would be updated on the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 2 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 2,882 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,764,354 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvCbIP\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvCbIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1477538323426013184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/02\/phase-4-of-nrp-sop-for-sarawak-to-be-issued-on-tuesday-jan-4\">Phase 4 of NRP: SOP for Sarawak to be issued on Tuesday (Jan 4)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/02\/covid-19-sarawak-to-vaccinate-children-aged-3-to-11-from-feb-1\">Covid-19: Sarawak to vaccinate children aged 3 to 11 from Feb 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/02\/temporary-suspension-of-umrah-travel-to-slow-down-omicron-wave-says-khairy\">Temporary suspension of umrah travel to slow down Omicron wave, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/02\/covid-19-possibility-of-omicron-wave-hitting-malaysia-says-khairy\">Covid-19: High possibility of Omicron wave hitting Malaysia, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/02\/covid-19-sinovac-booster-dose-can-activate-cellular-immunity-against-omicron-variant-study-suggests\">Covid-19: Sinovac booster dose can activate cellular immunity against Omicron variant, study suggests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/02\/covid-19-cases-in-s039wak-show-declining-trend-no-sharp-rise-after-polls-says-nangka-rep\">Covid-19: Cases in S&#8217;wak show declining trend, no sharp rise after polls, says Nangka rep<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/02\/covid-19-watch-977-of-malaysia039s-adult-population-fully-vaccinated\">Covid-19 Watch: 97.7% of Malaysia&#8217;s adult population fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/02\/covid-19-daily-cases-dip-below-3000-with-2882-reported-on-sunday-jan-2\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * * 2022.01.01 * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysia recorded 3,386 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 1), says the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative number of infections in the country to 2,761,472.<\/p>\n<p>He also said more detailed information on the Covid-19 situation in the country, such as the number of new cases by state, would be updated on the Health Ministry&#8217;s CovidNow portal at midnight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Pada 1 Januari 2022, jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 3,386 kes menjadikan jumlah kumulatif sebanyak 2,761,472 kes.<\/p>\n<p>Maklumat terperinci akan dimuatnaik ke laman COVIDNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvCbIP\">https:\/\/t.co\/aIQttvCbIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data harian laman COVIDNOW dikemaskini sekaligus selepas tengah malam<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGHisham\/status\/1477166182809542657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/tech\/tech-news\/2022\/01\/02\/desperate-for-workers-south-florida-restaurants-send-in-more-robots\">Desperate for workers, South Florida restaurants send in more robots<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/covid-19-please-reconsider-umrah-suspension-travel-agencies-urge-govt\">Covid-19: Please reconsider umrah suspension, travel agencies urge govt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/covid-19-seven-new-cases-detected-among-flood-victims-on-saturday-jan-1-says-health-dg\">Covid-19: Seven new cases detected among flood victims on Saturday (Jan 1), says Health DG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/covid-19-health-ministry-studying-need-for-second-booster-shot-for-sinovac-recipients-says-khairy\">Covid-19: Health Ministry studying need for second booster shot for Sinovac recipients, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/covid-19-khairy-lists-non-compliance-with-sops-home-quarantine-rules-among-reasons-for-umrah-suspension\">Covid-19: Khairy lists non-compliance with SOPs, home quarantine rules among reasons for umrah suspension<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/covid-19-umrah-pilgrimages-for-malaysians-temporarily-suspended-from-jan-8-says-khairy\">Covid-19: Umrah pilgrimages for Malaysians temporarily suspended from Jan 8, says Khairy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/border-closure-with-brunei-until-jan-15\">Border closure with Brunei until Jan 15<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/swak-kelantan-to-enter-phase-four\">S\u2019wak, Kelantan to enter Phase Four<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/over-228-million-of-adult-population-fully-vaccinated\">Over 22.8 million of adult population fully vaccinated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/3573-cases-recorded-on-last-day-of-2021\">3,573 cases recorded on last day of 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/new-feature-on-app-for-greater-covid-19-protection\">New feature on app for greater Covid-19 protection<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2022\/01\/01\/covid-19-malaysia-records-3386-new-cases-on-saturday-jan-1\">The Star<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* * * 2022.02.08 * * * 13,944 new cases bring total to 2,939,198 The Health Ministry reported 13,944new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Feb 8). 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