Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, Khairy Jamaluddin said based on guidelines issued by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States, as well as in other countries, the test was not recommended

Sarawak police contingent headquarters’ Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief, Supt Maria Rasid reminded the public not to be easily fooled by beautiful or handsome profile pictures used on social sites and not to upload statuses that show they are lonely, looking for a life partner, desperate to have someone or something similar, as such status would attract the attention of cybercriminals.

Public Health England: This may have implications for people's infectiousness, whether they have been vaccinated or not

Meanwhile, a total of 6.14 million people or 99.6% of the adult population in the three states — Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya — had received at least their first dose

On the daily vaccination rate, a total of 447,035 doses were administered yesterday, with 187,756 of them as first dose and 259,279 for the second dose recipients

Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the World Health Organisation had also stressed that it is imperative that people should be given adequate mental support during the outbreak

Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid: The people are advised not to be easily deceived by any posting or viral message involving the name of the Royal Malaysia Police. The community is also advised to check with the police first as prevention before becoming a victim of fraud.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also reiterated that the number of Covid-19 cases, which have been on the rise, is expected to decline by end-August, as more than 40% of the population is expected to be fully vaccinated by then

A total of 160 Covid-19-related deaths were also reported today, bringing the coronavirus death toll in the nation to 10,179