244 cases reported
KUALA LUMPUR: Forty-eight cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were reported yesterday, with eight local transmissions. The total number of H1N1 cases recorded so far is 244.
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Liow briefs MPs about flu fight
KUALA LUMPUR :Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai met members of parliament from both sides of the house and assured them that the H1N1 situation in the country was under control.
Ismail backs firm measures
KUALA LUMPUR: It is the stringent health measures taken that has helped contain the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak in the country. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said the country would otherwise have faced the same situation as Singapore, Australia, Japan and Thailand.
Flu hits UM orientation week
PETALING JAYA: New local and foreign students were separated during orientation week at Universiti Malaya because of the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic.
Scare stories vs the truth
P. Gunasegaram
The Star
Publication Date: 03-07-2009
Sometimes we get frightened to death and paralysed by stories of a pandemic from diseases overseas and ignore the real danger literally lurking and killing in our very own backyards.
No overseas ban for athletes, says Shabery
SEPANG: The Youth and Sports Ministry has no plans to bar athletes from taking part in overseas competitions due to the influenza A (H1N1) global pandemic until it is advised to do so by the Health Ministry.
Yen Yen gets a ticking off
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is the best place for tourists to visit at the moment as health authorities here are not taking the influenza A (H1N1) global outbreak lightly.
Liow: Rapid test kits inaccurate
PUTRAJAYA: Rapid test kits for influenza A (H1N1) are not allowed.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the tests were inaccurate and could cause panic.
Student’s boyfriend, his sister discharged
MALACCA: The 22-year-old boyfriend of a student who was confirmed as the first influenza A (H1N1) case in the state was discharged from hospital yesterday together with his sister after they tested negative for the virus.
Illegal fogging danger
PETALING JAYA: About 80% of 84 fogging contractors registered in Selangor should have been prosecuted for operating without a license from the Pesticide Board. Instead they were given lucrative contracts with the authorities turning a blind eye to such illegal practice.