Health

[ad_1] HOUSTON (Reuters) – Shortly after midnight, Duc Nguyen sat on his hospital bed for a video call with his wife. The glare of a television and a street lamp outside her window provided the only light when a nasal cannula delivered oxygen to her lungs. This was not how …

[ad_1] A screenshot of the viral video showing villagers pulling bodies out of the river after the four-wheel drive vehicle fell off the ferry. KUCHING: Nine people, including several children, are believed to have drowned in the Batang Lupar River after the four-wheel drive vehicle they were traveling in fell …

[ad_1] LONDON: Britain started a new year and life outside of Europe on Friday (January 1), after leaving the bloc’s single market trading rules to go on its own for the first time in nearly half a century. Brexit, which has dominated politics on both sides of the Channel since …

[ad_1] OSLO (Reuters) – Norway is lifting its ban on flights from the UK, introduced to halt the spread of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Friday, with planes cleared to land from January 2 at 8:00 p.m. 1600 GMT. Following the lead of …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s drug regulator approved on Friday (January 1) a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The decision authorizes the launch of the vaccine in the second most populous country in the …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The daily number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia remained at four digits with 2,068 cases registered today, bringing the total number of cases in the country to date to 115,078. Tan Sri Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said 23,433 cases were still active. He …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The National Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) which ended on December 31, 2020 has been extended until March 31, Chief Minister (Defense) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix) said in a statement today. He said this applies to the whole country except Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Sabah and …

[ad_1] BERLIN: BioNTech is working closely with its partner Pfizer to boost production of its COVID-19 vaccine, its founders said, warning that there will be gaps in supply until other vaccines are implemented. The German biotech startup has led the vaccine race, but its injection has been slow to reach …

[ad_1] Search and rescue efforts continue for a missing fisherman, one of five in a boat that capsized yesterday in the waters off Pulau Perhentian. (Photo by Bernama) PASIR PUTEH: “We had to swim for a good 14 hours,” said skipper Tuan Azhar Tengku Long, one of four fishermen rescued …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 2,068 more Covid-19 infections on Friday (January 1) on New Years Day, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 115,078. Three people also died from the coronavirus, bringing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 474 cases. INTERACTIVE: Latest figures (Malaysia) The country discharged 2,230 Covid-19 patients, …