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[ad_1] Penang wants Putrajaya to increase the number of panel clinics conducting Covid-19 testing for foreign workers from the current 51. GEORGE TOWN: Approximately 100 private clinics of the Penang Physicians Society (PMPS) are ready to offer free Covid-19 vaccination services to the people of Penang. The Chairman of the …

[ad_1] LONDON, January 4: Britain on Monday will become the first country to implement the low-cost, easy-to-transport COVID-19 vaccine from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca on Monday, another step forward in the global response to the pandemic. Six hospitals in England will administer the first of 530,000 doses that …

[ad_1] TOKYO, January 4: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that the government would consider declaring a state of emergency for the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area as coronavirus cases escalate and strain the country’s medical system. Japan registered a record 4,520 new cases on December 31 in a …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 49.1 in December 2020 from 48.4 in November 2020, indicating an improvement in the health of the country’s manufacturing sector. The latest reading was the highest seen since August 2020, IHS Markit said in a statement …

[ad_1] A Chinese student who returned home last month after studying in the UK has been confirmed to have had the new strain of coronavirus first detected in the UK. The 18-year-old, who returned home to Guangzhou, the capital of southern China’s Guangdong Province, on December 4, is the second …

[ad_1] Below are the verified locations reported to have been affected today Malaysiakini will continue to add to the list as more locations are announced. If you are aware of any of the locations that were announced today but are not listed here, please email [email protected] For a list of …

[ad_1] Gerry Marsden, the leader of the 1960s group Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died at age 78, the singer’s friend Pete Price announced Sunday. Liverpool-born Marsden, who died after a brief illness, had a hit in the 1960s with his version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein song. You will …

[ad_1] JOHOR BARU: The Ruling Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has advised people in the state to be on the alert due to the flood situation. His Majesty decreed that the state government, together with the relevant departments and agencies, channel appropriate aid to people seeking refuge …

[ad_1] The total number of deaths from Covid-19 in Malaysia was 494 yesterday, while the total number of cases amounted to 119,077. Only yesterday there were 11 deaths. On October 2, three months ago, the death toll was 136 and the total number of cases was 11,771. Naturally, people are …

[ad_1] KLUANG: When strong water currents washed over his Proton Waja, a concerned husband broke the car window to let his wife out, where she was later rescued by passersby. However, Md Rajihan Junaidi, 28, was not so lucky. Authorities have launched a search and rescue operation to find him, …