[ad_1] People cross a street in the Orchard Road business district as the city-state reopens the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore on June 19, 2020. – Reuters pic SINGAPORE, December 20 – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed that one of the 17 imported Covid-19 cases in the …
Read More »M’sian Brands at the Next Level
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian brands and products have further expanded their presence on the JD Worldwide platform under JD.com, China’s largest e-commerce retailer. The launch of the JDmas Malaysia flagship store will see some 100 brands with nearly 300 products such as food and beverage, cosmetics, fashion and accessories, toys …
Read More »The maritime industry expects to recover after the shock wave of the pandemic
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Global maritime trade is expected to plunge 4.1% in 2020 as the health pandemic has affected not only supply chains but also transport networks and ports, causing a drop in chopped cargo volumes, from which Malaysia was not spared. The industry has also been grappling with the …
Read More »List of locations affected by Covid-19 (December 20)
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Read More »The government will seal the purchase of vaccines with AstraZeneca on Monday
[ad_1] KLUANG: The government will conclude a deal with the UK’s AstraZeneca on Monday to purchase Covid-19 vaccines to meet the immunization needs of 20 percent of the country’s population. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba said this is the third agreement after the government signed with COVAX to …
Read More »Government to conclude vaccine agreement
[ad_1] KLUANG: The government will enter into an agreement with the UK’s AstraZeneca on the purchase of the Covid-19 vaccine to meet the immunization needs of 20% of the country’s population. Health Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Adham Baba, said that this was the third agreement, to be finalized tomorrow, after …
Read More »Five New Covid-19 Clusters Detected
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has detected five new groups of Covid-19, including three groups of workplaces in Selangor, Sabah, Johor and Kelantan. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said in Selangor that he involved the Jalan Zuhrah construction site group detected in Petaling with cases …
Read More »First batch of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in February – Azmin Ali
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (December 19): The government expects to receive the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer in February next year, said Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. He said that the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin, said this to the …
Read More »Iranian tug arrived due to sick crew, port official says
[ad_1] An Iranian tugboat, the Fire Man, was reportedly docked at the Butterworth container terminal. (Photo by Bernama) BUTTERWORTH: An Iranian tugboat, allegedly docked here illegally, had entered Penang waters due to a health emergency, a port official said. A source from Penang Port Sdn Bhd said the Fire Man …
Read More »Switzerland to start Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine injections after watchdog clearance
[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will begin receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech just days after its drug regulator authorized the use of the jabs in what officials called the world’s first approval under a standard procedure. Two months after receiving the request, Swissmedic …
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