Health

EU states warn of vaccine credibility risks as Pfizer slows supplies

[ad_1] BRUSSELS: European governments said the credibility of their Covid-19 vaccination programs was at risk yesterday after the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced a temporary slowdown in deliveries of its vaccines. The injections developed by Pfizer with its German partner BioNTech began to be administered in the European Union in …

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Emergency ordinance ‘gives authorities more influence’

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Emergency Ordinance will give authorities more leverage to handle the Covid-19 pandemic, including instructing private hospitals to host infected patients, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said that the Ordinance, once Yang di-Pertuan Agong has given his consent, also allows Armed Forces personnel to …

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Army gains emergency power to arrest MCO violators

[ad_1] Malaysia’s armed forces can now take action against MCO violators without the presence of the police, the government announced. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian armed forces officers and personnel now have the power to arrest and take action against those found to be violating the movement control order, Security Minister Ismail …

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Covid-19: MCO necessary in Sibu to avoid worse situation

[ad_1] SIBU: Compliance with the Movement Control Order (MCO) is now necessary in Sibu to avoid a worse situation of the Covid-19 infection that has reached a very worrying level. Sarawak’s Assistant Minister of Housing and Public Health, Dr. Annuar Rapaee, said that if the MCO is not implemented now, …

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