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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health has reported 2,062 cases of Covid-19 and one death in the last 24 hours. Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 911 recoveries, bringing the total number of discharged to 79,304. In a statement, Noor Hisham said the 2,062 cases …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned against great alarm over a highly infectious new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain and said this was a normal part of the evolution of a pandemic. WHO officials even shed a positive light on the discovery of the new …

[ad_1] A Malaysian woman who married an Indian hockey player was accused of renouncing her religion after a video from her ceremony in Punjab showed her in a Punjabi wedding dress. (Image from YouTube) KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims in the country have been advised to stop accusing people of being apostates …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Pecca Group Bhd (Pecca) has confirmed that some of the production staff at its subsidiary, Pecca Leather Sdn Bhd (PLSB) tested positive for COVID-19 in a recent assessment conducted by the company. In a presentation to Bursa Malaysia today, Pecca said that PLSB in response to the …

[ad_1] TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan reported its first local transmission of coronavirus on Tuesday (December 22) and blamed a foreign pilot for ending 253 virus-free days. Health authorities said a woman in her 30s tested positive after contacting the pilot, a New Zealander who works for a Taiwanese airline. Health Minister …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin (Photo) has dismissed as false a message circulating on social networks that implies that the Malaysian government had increased the cost of mass Covid-19 vaccination. Khairy, who is also co-chair of the Special Committee to Ensure Access to Covid-19 Vaccines, noted that many people were …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Activities in non-Muslim places of worship in the Federal Territories in conjunction with the Christmas celebration are permitted according to the attendance limit established by the National Security Council (NSC), the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Federal Territories. The Kuala Lumpur Department of …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA (Bernama): The first batch of one million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine will be received and delivered to target groups from February 2021, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister will be among the first people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in an attempt to convince …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be among the first people in the country to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in an attempt to convince the public that it is safe and effective. The vaccine will be given first to front-line healthcare workers, followed by those in …

[ad_1] GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): It is very likely that the famous two-car procession, with the statue of Lord Murugan, during Thaipusam in Penang will be canceled next year due to Covid-19 to avoid mass gatherings. The procession of the more than 100 year old silver chariot and the recent golden …