Health

[ad_1] Biden, without naming the president of the United States, criticized his handling of the coronavirus. (AP Image) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump, still receiving treatment for Covid-19, ended talks with Democrats about an economic aid package for his pandemic-stricken country and received reprimands from Facebook and Twitter for …

[ad_1] Penang CM Chow Kon Yeow said the Penang Prison Director has written to judicial authorities to delay pretrial detention and trial procedures involving inmates until further notice. GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Department of Prisons has called for all court cases in the state involving detainees to be postponed until …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: All schools located in areas classified as red zones in the Klang district in Selangor, as well as the Sandakan, Papar and Tuaran districts in Sabah, will be closed from tomorrow until 23 October. The Ministry of Education (MOE) in a statement said today that the closure involved …

[ad_1] Trump tested positive for the virus on Friday. (AP Image) HAGERSTOWN: Democrat Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would object to debating Donald Trump next week as scheduled if the US president is still sick with Covid-19, and said he would want to follow the health guidelines. “I look …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – America’s leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, whose advocacy of public health guidelines to combat the coronavirus has come into conflict with President Donald Trump’s downplaying of the pandemic, said the Tuesday that the recent rash of infections at the White House could have been …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesian police arrested 23 protesters in two industrial areas on the island of Java, using tear gas and water cannons as thousands of people across the country demonstrated against a new employment law that critics say weakens the workers’ rights and environmental regulation. Edy Sumardi, a police spokesman …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: An SMK Taman Sea professor in Petaling Jaya tested positive for Covid-19. Students and school staff who have close contact with the teacher have been instructed to undergo a 14-day home quarantine. According to a WhatsApp message received by one of the students’ parents this morning, the …

[ad_1] CANBERRA: Australia viewed the launch of a coronavirus vaccine in mid-2021 as the best-case scenario in its pandemic planning that would save the economy tens of billions of dollars, the treasurer said on Wednesday (Oct 7). The Departments of the Treasury and Health developed economic models based on the …

[ad_1] Tanjong Sepat Assemblyman Borhan Aman Shah (left) and Sungai Kandis Assemblyman Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni were appointed former state cops on September 17 (photo by Bernama). SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government has reorganized some of its executive council portfolios, including those involving Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari. Amirudin said the …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYAMalaysia saw a slight drop in positive Covid-19 cases today, with 489 detected at noon. It was a slight improvement over yesterday’s record of 691 cases. However, two new groups were identified, namely the Bah Puchong group and the Penjara Reman group, in addition to the 10 active …