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Here are the 6 Covid-19 self-test kits approved in Malaysia & where to buy them

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has recently approved COVID-19 self-test kits for import and distribution in Malaysia The COVID-19 self-test kits are also known as Antigen Rapid Test Kits (RTK-Ag) that simply require a nasal swab or saliva sample, and can give you results within 15 to 20 minutes. In their guidelines, the MOH reminds individuals that the COVID-19 […]

Olimpik Tokyo 2020: Azizulhasni bina otot demi acara pecut berbasikal trek

TOKYO: Acara pecut berbasikal trek Sukan Olimpik Tokyo 2020 yang membuka tirai hari ini tetap menjadi keutamaan Datuk Azizulhasni Awang yang sudah berusaha keras untuk memantapkan fizikalnya sejak tiga tahun lalu. Dia kini di tahap terbaik kariernya apabila berat badannya mencapai 74kg — hampir sama ketika merangkul dua pingat gangsa dalam Kejohanan Dunia Berlin tahun lalu. […]

Vaksin COVID-19: Sinovac didapati 86 peratus berkesan cegah kemasukan ke hospital

SANTIAGO: Vaksin COVID-19 Sinovac berkesan 58.5 peratus untuk mencegah jangkitan simptomatik dalam kalangan jutaan rakyat Chile yang menerimanya. Dapatan itu hasil kajian dibuat dalam tempoh Februari hingga Julai. Perkara itu disahkan pihak berkuasa kesihatan Chile dalam laporan yang diterbitkan pada Selasa. Pegawai Kesihatan, Rafael Araos berkata, CoronaVac berkesan 86 peratus dalam mencegah kemasukan ke hospital. Vaksin […]

‘Ada pihak cetuskan kemelut politik, mahu saya campuri urusan mahkamah’ – PM Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Terdapat beberapa pihak yang cuba menangguh di air keruh, dan cuba mengambil kesempatan dengan mencetuskan kemelut politik, kata Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Perdana Menteri berkata, pihak berkenaan juga tidak senang hati apabila beliau tegas tidak melayan beberapa tuntutan mereka, termasuk mencampuri urusan mahkamah. Katanya lagi, beliau juga telah dituduh menderhaka kepada Institusi […]

Transgender lifter Hubbard retires after Olympic debut

TOKYO, Aug 4 — Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has announced she will retire in the wake of her groundbreaking appearance at the Tokyo Olympics this week. The New Zealander on Monday contested the +87kg category weightlifting, in a debut the International Olympic Committee (IOC) described as the first appearance by an openly transgender woman at […]

Toyota Q1 net profit rockets to US$8.2b, forecast unchanged

TOKYO, Aug 4 — Toyota said Wednesday that net profit jumped more than 460 per cent in the first quarter, boosted by strong sales fuelled by the recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The world’s top-selling automaker logged a 897.8 billion yen (RM34.7 billion) net profit for the three months to June, a record for the […]

Australia records one of its youngest Covid-19 deaths amid Sydney outbreak

SYDNEY, Aug 4 ― An Australian man in his 20s died at home of Covid-19 in Sydney, authorities said today, one of the country’s youngest coronavirus deaths. The man, who was unvaccinated, was 13 days into home isolation after testing positive when his health deteriorated rapidly, authorities said, adding that he lived with one person […]

Klang hospital shoots down claims patients made to sit on floor

SHAH ALAM, Aug 4 — Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) Klang has denied claims that the patients in the hospital had to sit on the floor using cardboards. Hospital director Dr Zulkarnain Mohd Rawi in a statement posted on the HTAR Facebook page said that investigations revealed that no patients were found sitting on the floor […]