Coping with pandemic fatigue
BY RACHEL MINA & UMIE SYAZWANIE MOHD KUCHING: It’s okay to feel bored, sad or demotivated but always have an extra sense of self-love while staying realistic and making peace with your emotions to fight pandemic fatigue, says an academician. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), pandemic fatigue refers to the gradual loss of […]
Pandemic fatigue faced by Malaysians worrying: Experts
BY NURQALBY MOHD REDA THE pandemic fatigue experienced by Malaysians, in general, is growing more critical and has reached a level deemed as worrying, according to health experts and psychologists. In fact, they view the current spike in Covid-19 cases as partly due to pandemic fatigue as a consequence of people getting fed up with […]
WHO says countries have responsibility to help scientists find Covid origin
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday countries have the responsibility to work together, in partnership with WHO, so scientists can try to find the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic, after China rejected a plan for a second phase of investigations. China, the day before, rejected the WHO’s second stage to investigate the coronavirus […]
IATA calls on government to address high Covid-19 tests cost
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to take action to address the high cost of Covid-19 tests in many jurisdictions and provided flexibility in permitting the use of cost-effective antigen tests as an alternative to the more expensive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. Director-general Willie Walsh said the cost […]
MCMC invites members of public to participate in public inquiry
PUTRAJAYA: A public inquiry under the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 to review the mandatory standard for electromagnetic field emission from radio communications infrastructure — Determination Number 1 of 2010 (MS for EMF) will be held from today until Sept 17. According to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the review is important […]
Mixing and matching Covid vaccines not to be decided by individuals
GENEVA: Mixing and matching, the practice of inoculating different vaccines to people, should not be decided by individuals but by public agencies depending on available data, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. While mixing and matching might be interesting for people living in countries where vaccines are in short supply, more studies are […]
Delta variant spreading worldwide ‘at scorching pace’
GENEVA: Director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Monday warned of the “devastating outbreaks” caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19, saying that the new strain of the virus was infecting people “at a scorching pace”. “Last week marked the fourth consecutive week of increasing cases of Covid-19 globally,” Tedros said […]
Issue over vaccine recognition must be discussed at international level
KUALA LUMPUR: The issue over vaccine recognition must be discussed and clarified at the international level so that there is no discrimination, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said Malaysia’s stance is that if the vaccine is accepted by the World Health Organisation (WHO), then other countries should also recognise those who […]
Inequity fuelling a 2-track pandemic
GENEVA: The defining mark of Covid-19 is a lack of sharing of data, information, personal protective equipment, vaccines and other life-saving tools, reported Anadolu Agency, quoting the head of World Health Organisation. “This inequity is fuelling a two-track pandemic,” WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus told the World Local Production Forum, which seeks to enhance access to […]
WHO should ask all countries to recognise WHO-listed vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) should ask all countries to recognise all types of Covid-19 vaccines that are listed by WHO, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the guidance from WHO should serve as a reference for all countries as every brand of vaccine recommended by the world […]
