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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: A Bandaraya LRT station worker tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently being treated at Sungai Buloh Hospital, says Prasarana Malaysia Bhd. The employee was last on duty on December 19 and has been absent since. “According to our investigation, the case occurred within a closed area …

[ad_1] Below are the verified locations reportedly 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 not listed here, please email [email protected]. For a list of locations affected in the …

[ad_1] YOUR OPINION | ‘This is not Viagra, where you can take your time to approve it. This is an emergency.’ Noor Hisham explains ‘slow’ vaccine approval, hopes to deliver quickly Dr. Raman: “The first file for a Covid-19 vaccine was submitted by Pfizer a week ago on December 15 …

[ad_1] A citizen receives a vaccine against COVID-19 in the United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2020. / CFP A citizen receives a vaccine against COVID-19 in the United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2020. / CFP The UAE began offering free COVID-19 vaccines with a Chinese vaccine to all citizens and …

[ad_1] ANKARA: A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is 91.25 percent effective, according to interim data from a late-stage trial in Turkey, a potentially far better result than that reported in a separate trial of the vaccine. in Brazil. Turkish researchers said on Thursday (December 24) that no …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): All Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew members working on flights from London will now have to wear N95 masks and protective coveralls amid mounting concerns about the new strain of the virus Covid-19 in the city. They will also need to undergo Covid-19 …

[ad_1] BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand’s capital was rated as a second-tier coronavirus risk zone as the government failed to impose broader restrictions to stop an outbreak of infections that broke out in a nearby coastal province. The country reported 67 new coronavirus cases on Thursday (December 24), of which 58 were …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health today reported four new clusters affecting Selangor, Penang, Sabah and Kuala Lumpur. They are the Cassia Diamond cluster that involves Selangor and Penang; the Pompod group involving Sabah; and the Kiara and Perkasa construction groups, both in Kuala Lumpur. The Cassia Diamond group involving …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: A new online survey on new rules and practices by the Health Ministry has revealed that the majority of Malaysians follow social distancing rules and wear face masks. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the main goal of the survey was to identify …

[ad_1] KUCHING (December 25): Sarawak recorded three new positive cases of Covid-19, all imported, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 1,099 on Christmas Day. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily update statement, said that each new case was reported in Miri, Lundu and …