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[ad_1] Leather upholstery maker Pecca is affected by the Covid-19 outbreak for the second time in two months. (Facebook photo) PETALING JAYA: Nearly 250 employees at leather car upholstery maker Pecca Group tested positive for Covid-19. In a presentation to Bursa Malaysia, Pecca said that “some” employees of its subsidiary, …

[ad_1] Malaysia has registered 95,327 positive Covid-19 cases and 438 deaths to date. – AFP photo KUALA LUMPUR, December 22 – The Ministry of Health (MoH) said today that it is looking for people to participate in its survey on the Covid-19 vaccine, with forms available on its Facebook page. …

[ad_1] Jokowi had hinted at reorganization in June after lamenting the lack of a “sense of crisis” among his ministers. (Photo from Twitter / jokowi) JAKARTA: The Indonesian president announced on Tuesday a radical reshuffle of his cabinet, including the replacement of a health minister criticized for his perception of …

[ad_1] Kossan Rubber is the latest glove manufacturing company to report Covid-19 cases among its workers. (Photo by Kossan) PETALING JAYA: Another glove maker, Kossan Rubber Industries, announced today that 990 cases of Covid-19 have been detected at one of its plants in Klang since intensive screening began on December …

[ad_1] Ismail Sabri says that with the recent spread of Covid-19 infections in several countries, this is not the time to declare “green travel bubbles.” KUALA LUMPUR: Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob confirmed today that the country’s international borders will remain closed, except in cases of emergency. With the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): Short-term travelers with an Air Travel Pass with travel history to New South Wales (NSW) in Australia within the last 14 days prior to departure for Singapore will not be allowed to enter the Republic as of Thursday (December 24). Additionally, all long-term …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd has detected an additional 563 positive COVID-19 cases as of December 21, and the affected plant will remain closed until December 30. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, the rubber glove maker said another 7,000 employees were screened for COVID-19 following its …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health will notify the government that a ban on flights from the UK needs to be imposed, following the discovery of a new strain of Covid-19 that is said to have a higher infection rate than usual, it says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The …

[ad_1] JAKARTA (The Straits Times / ANN): Indonesian President Joko Widodo replaced six ministers on Tuesday (December 22) in a major cabinet shakeup aimed at recovering from the coronavirus pandemic that has plunged the country into its first recession since the financial crisis of 1998. Budi Gunadi Sadikin, a deputy …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Nearly 2,000 healthcare workers in Malaysia have been found to be infected with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. Tan Sri Health Director General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that most of them were infected at their workplace or in the community. “The ministry has always been …