[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health has reported 1,472 cases of Covid-19 and three deaths in the last 24 hours. Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 1,552 recoveries, bringing the total number of discharged to 56,311. In a statement, Noor Hisham said the 1,472 cases …
Read More »Motorsports: F1 champion Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19
[ad_1] MANAMA (Reuters) – Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the next Sakhir Grand Prix, the FIA that governs the sport said on Tuesday. Hamilton, who has already secured a record seventh world title and won Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, was experiencing mild …
Read More »‘I died too’: a year after the outbreak, Wuhan relatives struggle to move on
[ad_1] Wuhan native Liu Pei’en closed his investment business and converted to Buddhism to try to make sense of his father’s death last January on suspicion of Covid-19. Zhong Hanneng still has difficulty sleeping or eating after his son died from the disease nearly 10 months ago, and he says …
Read More »Vizione signs an agreement to acquire 51% of the glove manufacturer for RM5m
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 1): Vizione Holdings Bhd will acquire 51% of a Malaysian manufacturer of medical supplies, medical products, disposable medical supplies and medical devices, which also makes surgical gloves, for RM5 million. In a stock presentation, the construction and engineering company announced that its wholly-owned unit VIP Index …
Read More »George Town backlane fire causes downtown to crash
[ad_1] The fire that paralyzed traffic near Komtar in George Town, Penang, today at noon. GEORGE TOWN: A fire in the heart of the city brought traffic to a halt near Komtar as drivers and motorcyclists stopped to gawk at the smoke billowing from the area. The fire, which broke …
Read More »Free Pneumococcal Vaccination for Children at Health Clinics Starts Today
[ad_1] STOLE: The free pneumococcal vaccination under the National Immunization Program for children begins today simultaneously in the health clinics of the Ministry of Health (MINSA) nationwide, which will benefit 500,000 children each year. Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Adham Baba, said that children born on or after January 1, 2020 …
Read More »Floods: 5422 PPS ready to accommodate 1.55 million evacuees
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 5,422 temporary evacuation centers (PPS), capable of holding up to 1.55 million people, have been prepared to deal with the floods during the monsoon season, Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister of the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Duties) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof …
Read More »Living a full life despite AIDS
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Thana Seelan Somanathan was only 17 years old when her doctor told her she was HIV positive. “I felt like the world was falling apart around me,” he said of his first reaction to learning the terrible truth 15 years ago. He was in Singapore for a …
Read More »The man who killed your grandson may have mental problems
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Family and friends of a Nigerian man, who allegedly threw his grandson out of a window after not raping his stepson, told police that he suffers from mental health problems. Urine test results showed he was taking medication, police said. “It is also understood that he has …
Read More »Recovers major infections for the second day in a row
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: For the second day in a row, the number of recoveries from Covid-19 has outnumbered new infections in the country. Tan Sri Health Director General Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said 2,112 patients were discharged yesterday. This is significantly higher than the 1,212 new Covid-19 cases reported. In total, …
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