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The Epstein-Barr virus could be the reason why some children develop a life-threatening syndrome from Covid-19.
PETALING JAYA: Dr Chang Chee Seong was a general practitioner, working in a clinic chain when the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March 2020.
Five young volunteers here have been deliberately exposed to the Covid-19 virus in the country's first human challenge study, paving the way for more of such studies to be conducted here to strengthen Singapore's disease preparedness and response.
SINGAPORE: Prosecutors in the fake Covid-19 jab trial crossed swords with suspended doctor Jipson Quah over police statements he gave, in which he had singled out co-accused Iris Koh as the mastermind of the scheme.
(Reuters) - Five years after the World Health Organization first described the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, its effects are still being felt on the global economy.
The pandemic is over, but the virus remains with us and there are still lessons to be learnt.
Poor mental health and slow learning developments continue to impact young people long after the pandemic.
KUALA LUMPUR: Haj pilgrims aged 65 and above, as well as those identified as high-risk through health screenings, are reminded to get the COVID-19 vaccine free of charge at 247 selected health clinics nationwide from Feb 17.
Research was led by Shi Zhengli, a virologist known as the 'batwoman', who is best known for her work on coronaviruses at a lab in Wuhan
A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread to humans, Chinese researchers have reported.
KUALA LUMPUR: All prospective haj pilgrims are required to obtain the meningococcal vaccine, while the Covid-19 and influenza vaccines are mandatory for those in high-risk groups.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Measles cases in the European region doubled in 2024 to a more than 25-year-high, the World Health Organisation and UNICEF said on Thursday, as they urged action to restore vaccination levels that slumped after the COVID-19 pandemic.
PETALING JAYA: A total of 2,220 doses of the MVA-BN vaccine for mpox prevention have been received under the Asean Covid-19 Response Fund, benefiting 1,100 individuals at risk of infection, says the Health Minister.
HONG KONG: Hong Kong largely escaped the 11-week winter flu season, with far fewer critical cases thanks to increased vaccination efforts, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) announced on Thursday (March 27).
Western tour agencies entered North Korea for the first time on Thursday since the end of the pandemic, the companies said, voicing hopes the isolated country may soon reopen a border city to foreign visitors.
MELAKA: A festive atmosphere continues to fill the Kota Laksamana Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex Ferry Terminal here, with over 1,000 Indonesian migrants converging here over the past week to return to their hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
SINGAPORE: Dinesh Vasu Dash, the chief executive of the Agency for Integrated Care, is expected to resign in the next few days and join politics, The Straits Times has learnt.
JOHOR BARU: The crackling fire, the smoky aroma of coconut milk-infused glutinous rice and the careful turning of bamboo tubes – these were the sights and smells that shaped Raja Muhammad Asyraf Raja Sulaiman's childhood.
SINGAPORE: Ridership on Singapore’s MRT and LRT lines surpassed pre-Covid-19 levels for the first time in 2024, even though the average daily number of overall rides on public transport still came in below that in 2019.
TOKYO: (Bernama-Kyodo) Japanese firms are feeling the most acute shortage of full-time workers since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than half of firms understaffed, according to a private-sector survey.
