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[ad_1] TOKYO: With tropical heat, remote island communities and a shortage of ultra-cold freezers, many Asian countries are not betting that Pfizer’s experimental vaccine will solve their Covid-19 crisis anytime soon. The world applauded on Monday when Pfizer Inc announced that its injection, developed in conjunction with BioNTech SE, was …

[ad_1] Dr. Noor Hisham, Chief Health Officer, says there are 11 Covid-19 vaccines that are in Phase 3 of their clinical trials currently. (AP Image) PUTRAJAYA: The government will need to review data from phase 3 clinical trials for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine before deciding to acquire them, Chief Health Officer …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 276 conglomerates have been detected since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country late last year, of which 151 are still active while another 125 have ended. Minister of Health Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba (pix) said of the 151 active clusters, the Residence Cluster …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Tuesday (Nov 10) that Barisan Nasional (BN) support for the 2021 budget is conditional on people being able to withdraw funds from the Employee Provident Fund ( EPF) and an automatic loan extension. moratorium during COVID-19. “I would like …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education (MOE) is in the final stage of formulating a comprehensive implementation strategy to empower the country’s digital education, said Higher Education Minister Dr. Radzi Jidin. He said the matter was among the details declared in the 2021 Budget presented by Finance Minister Tengku …

[ad_1] JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post / ANN): Rizieq Shihab, the ardent cleric who heads the Front of Defenders of Islam (FPI), returned to Indonesia on Tuesday (November 10) after nearly three years of self-proclaimed exile in Saudi Arabia. Early Tuesday morning, thousands of his supporters, including members of the FPI, …

[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 869 new cases of Covid-19 and six deaths during the 24-hour period that ended at noon today. This brings the country’s Covid-19 death toll to 300. Active cases = 11,446 ↑ (138 more than yesterday) Patients in intensive care = 82 ↓ …

[ad_1] Achieving the summit while the country battled Covid-19 was not an easy task, but it was made possible thanks to the APEC 2020 National Secretariat. PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has become the first country to virtually host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a feat that involved more than 20,000 hours …

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters): Many Covid-19 survivors are likely to be at increased risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said Monday, after a large study found that 20% of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days. Anxiety, depression and insomnia were more common among …

[ad_1] KLANG: The Klang branch of the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) was closed for a day on Tuesday (Nov 10) for disinfection and sanitation, after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. A statement from the EPF’s corporate affairs department said the employee was currently in treatment. “The EPF will …