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Almost 5 million Malaysians have been infected with Covid-19 in Malaysia

Chief statistician Datuk Sri Mohd Uzir Mahidin says food inflation in April was higher at 4.1 per cent with 89.1 per cent of food items in the food & beverages (F&B) group recording increases.

Thailand’s Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha says officials have been asked to identify and collect samples for testing passengers who show symptoms related to monkeypox to guard against the potential spread of the disease in the country.

This handout photo provided by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention was taken in 1997 during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. - AFP

Photo for representational purpose only - Source: 123rf

A screenshot of a post which went viral claiming that a child in the country has been infected with monkeypox.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said Malaysia supported reforms towards an international health architecture that would avoid the moral failures in the response to Covid-19. - Photo: BERNAMA

Sarawak Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn says 138 teachers opted for early retirement in 2019, followed by 164 in 2020 and 188 last year.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin on Nov 17, 2021 said applications for the use of cannabis for medical purposes can be submitted to the Drug Control Authority (DCA) for evaluation and registration if there is sufficient scientific evidence for it to be marketed.

Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a widespread rash on the face and body, according to the CDC.