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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore received its first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech on Monday, according to its flag carrier, ahead of a deployment to the city-state that health officials have said could be in two to three weeks. . . Singapore Airlines, which was transporting the vaccines aboard one …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Enhanced Movement Control Order (MCO) will be enforced at the Correctional Center in Jasin, Melaka, as well as staff quarters starting Tuesday (December 22), Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced . He said that the extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council was informed by the …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia recorded 2,018 more Covid-19 infections on Monday (December 21), bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 95,327. One person died from the coronavirus, bringing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 438. Also on Monday, 1,084 Covid-19 patients were discharged, meaning 78,393 …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: A glove company in Kajang was ordered closed for seven days for failing to comply with Covid-19 preventive measures, with media reports saying its workers were surprisingly found living in shipping containers. The closure notice said the factory was ordered to close from December 24-30 to help …

[ad_1] SHAH ALAM (Bernama): All staff at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) Klang Hospital will be screened soon, following the recent increase in Covid-19 cases at the facility. Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said that the state health department is currently looking for the best mechanism for this purpose, …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: It will take up to four months for the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) to evaluate data from clinical trials provided by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on the Covid-19 vaccine it has developed. Chief Health Officer Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said the NPRA received a formal …

[ad_1] The factory installed two container blocks that were stacked three stories high for its workers to live in (Department of Labor photo). PETALING JAYA: A glove manufacturer in Kajang received a seven-day closure notice from the Health Ministry for failing to comply with Covid-19 preventive measures. A multi-agency raid …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will keep a close eye on the new Covid-19 strain in the UK, which is said to have a higher infection rate than usual, says the Director General for Health. Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that currently, travelers arriving in Malaysia from the UK will …

[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health appears in the dark about the details of a reported donation of 500,000 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate from the United Arab Emirates to be tested in Malaysia. When asked about the donation today, Health Director Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said he …

[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know on Monday, December 21: Market mood has soured and the US dollar is jumping as a new strain of coronavirus in the UK prompted flight bans and raised concerns. US lawmakers reached a $ 900 billion stimulus deal, boosting gold. The headlines on …