KUALA LUMPUR, 16 June 2009: Due to the urgency of the matter, the Inter-Ministry Influenza Committee will hold its first meeting on the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic on Thursday, instead of Friday. The committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, would discuss various issues and precautions pertaining to the influenza, said Health […]
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No new H1N1 cases reported
PENANG, 1 June 2009: Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today confirmed that no new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were reported in the country. However, he said the ministry would continue to monitor developments of the disease nationwide. So far, he said 11 people were still placed under home quarantine after having come […]
Dengue in Malaysia worse than swine flu
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 5 May 2009: Dengue is a more pressing threat in Malaysia right now than the influenza A (H1N1), said prominent virologist Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Lam Sai Kit. “Though the influenza has a potential of spreading far and wide because of its pandemic nature, it hasn’t entered the country yet. The dengue threat […]
