infectious disease

According to DOSM, there were approximately three million migrants living in this country by the end of July, last year.

WHO's Margaret Harris repeated concerns about a rise in outbreaks of infectious diseases, particularly diarrhoeal diseases.

According to the World Organisation for Animal Health, 60 percent of human infectious diseases are zoonotic.

A classification downgrade to disease category five from the current category two would end an isolation requirement for infected people.

Despite the upward trend in the number of cases, a virology expert is of the opinion that there is no cause for concern yet.

Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory disease now outnumber infectious diseases as the top killers globally, said the report.

Biotechnology must also play a vital role in national health security to overcome infectious and non-infectious diseases, Ismail Sabri said.

Current best medical practice is to give antiviral treatments to patients who have recently developed mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.

North Korea reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic in a farming region.

The MySejahtera application has been updated with a new feature to track hotspots of infectious diseases, including the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).

People having been both fully vaccinated and previously infected with COVID-19 have the strongest protection against the virus.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has expressed concern about the possibility of an increase in cases of flood-related infectious diseases besides COVID-19, following the ongoing floods in several states.

Amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) which were to be discussed and decided today have been postponed to the next Parliament sitting.

The Dewan Rakyat sitting, scheduled to end today, has been extended by one day until Monday, Dec 20, to enable the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Bill 2021 to be decided.

The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Bill 2021 which includes increasing the maximum compound to RM10,000 on violators was tabled for second reading today.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.