All posts tagged "Omicron variant"
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0HealthCovid Isn’t Over: What You Need to Know about the Latest Variants
The newest Covid strains are actually subvariants of Omicron, but BA.5 and closely related BA.4 are even more highly infectious and are...
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0HealthHere’s the Surest Sign Yet that Malaysia is Moving Beyond Its Omicron Surge
The Ministry of Health publishes a wealth of Covid-19 data every day, and better yet, they make the information easy to interpret....
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0Has Malaysia’s Omicron Wave Peaked?
If Malaysia follows the pattern of the Omicron variant’s surge seen in other countries, the outlook is encouraging. As 2021 segued into...
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0ASEAN NewsCovid Cases are Soaring Again in Malaysia and Singapore… But Does It Really Matter?
With only a tiny fraction of new cases in the more serious categories, and Covid deaths continuing to remain low and stable,...
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0HealthYes, Omicron Can Boost Immunity, but Early Hopes that the Variant Will End the Pandemic Are Fading
Omicron’s high transmissibility, coupled with vastly different rates of vaccination worldwide and a wide range of varying strategies have made the pandemic’s...
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0HealthIs Omicron Our Way Out of the Pandemic?
Ultra-transmissible, but causing less severe symptoms, Covid’s Omicron variant might just provide humanity a pathway out of a global pandemic that’s now...
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0NewsAs Omicron Case Numbers are Exploding Around the World, Malaysia Stays a Steady Course
A number of countries have set all-time record highs in new daily cases with the highly transmissible Omicron variant, but here in...
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0Travel News & UpdatesMalaysia Ends Travel Ban on 8 Countries Classified as High-Risk
Citizens and residents are advised to delay travel plans to a total of 18 countries currently battling outbreaks of the Omicron variant....
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0HealthExperts: Cloth Face Masks Virtually Useless Against Omicron
Health experts have stated that cloth face coverings, particularly single-layer or loose-fitting ones, are all but useless against the Omicron variant. Here’s...
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0NewsHow Will Omicron Change the Course of the Pandemic?
Over a dozen variants into the coronavirus, we’re all getting acquainted with the Greek alphabet in a way we’d rather not. Now...
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0NewsUS CDC: All Adults Should Get Their Booster Shot
The US Centers for Disease Control recently strengthened their advice for Covid booster shots in the face of a concerning new variant....
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0NewsWill the Latest Covid Variant Mean a Third Year of Pandemic Fears?
Countries worldwide are racing to put a stop to the worrying Omicron variant before it even starts. Here’s what you need to...
