Health

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country remains at four figures with 1,012 cases reported today, bringing the total registered in Malaysia to date to 75,306. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah in his statement today said that seven of the cases …

[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 1,012 new cases today, the majority in the state of Selangor, and four deaths. Almost half (49 percent) of Covid-19 patients in intensive care require respiratory support. The number of patients requiring ventilation has reached the highest levels in the last two …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (December 8): The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) index would have fallen 11% through November 2020, without the support of three health care counters, said Bursa Malaysia Bhd Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar. FBM KLCI’s three health care counters are Hartalega Holdings Bhd, IHH …

[ad_1] LONDON (Bloomberg): The UK’s National Health Service launched what it has called the largest immunization campaign in its history, kicking off Covid vaccines across the country. People 80 and older are leading the line to receive vaccines from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE on Tuesday, and tens of thousands …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed that one of the 13 imported cases announced on Monday is a 45-year-old Malaysian man. Labeled as case 58490, the work permit holder who arrived from Malaysia was put on stay-at-home notice (SHN), it said in its full data released last night. …

[ad_1] Austin previously headed the United States Central Command under President Obama. (AP Image) WILMINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden selected retired General Lloyd Austin, who oversaw US forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his secretary of defense, Politico reported yesterday, citing three people with knowledge of …

[ad_1] Chief Minister Ismail Sabri says 487 people were arrested for MCO-related crimes. PETALING JAYA: The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) in Seremban Prison and its staff quarters was extended for another two weeks until December 21, Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. In a statement, it said …

[ad_1] MyEG has announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical Co Ltd (Zhifei) to obtain Malaysian Halal certification for the COVID-19 vaccine from the Chinese pharmaceutical company. The agreement also allows MyEG to secure a 3-year exclusivity to distribute the vaccine in Malaysia. According …

[ad_1] JAKARTA (Reuters): Six suspected supporters of a hardline Indonesian Islamic cleric, Rizieq Shihab, were killed in a clash with police on Monday (December 7), Jakarta Police Chief Fadil Imran told reporters. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on a highway when a police car was attacked while following a …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The problems over the supply of the Covid-19 vaccine that the pharmaceutical company Pfizer is facing, as stated by an international media, will not affect its supply for Malaysia, which is expected to take place during the first quarter of next year. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister …