Health

[ad_1] The president of the Desa Bestari Residents Association, Md Yusry Yusoff, said that the food aid received from NGOs and leaders previously was not enough. (Photo by Bernama) GEORGE TOWN: More than 1,000 residents living in Desa Bistari Flats, Batu Uban here, where the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Malaysia said on Saturday (December 19) that it has obtained the coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca PLC, following news that it will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in February as it battles an increase in infections. The AstraZeneca agreement, to be signed on Monday, will allow the …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia is introducing four new domestic routes, starting with one route connecting Kota Bharu, Kelantan, with Langkawi today and continuing with three more next week. The low-cost carrier said its inaugural flight AK6289 from Kota Bharu reached Langkawi on time today with a healthy 80 percent flight …

[ad_1] BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand has nine new local coronavirus infections, the biggest one-day rise in local transmissions in more than seven months, health officials said on Saturday. The nine cases are related to a shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province, near Bangkok, where four infections were reported on Friday, …

[ad_1] Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba said this is the third agreement after signing with Covax and Pfizer for the vaccines. – Photo by Bernama KLUANG, December 19 – The government will enter into a deal with the UK’s AstraZeneca on Monday to purchase the Covid-19 vaccine to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE, Dec. 19 (Bernama): Tun Rahah Mohamed Noah was a source of strength, courage and inspiration for his family and for all Malaysians, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday. “She resolutely stood by her husband, (the late) Tun (Abdul) Razak (Hussein), when he led Malaysia in …

[ad_1] KLUANG (Dec 19): 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% of the country’s population. Health Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Adham Baba, said that this is the third agreement after the government signed with …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Christmas travel plans for thousands of Australians were thrown into chaos on Friday (December 18) as states and territories imposed border restrictions after 28 cases of COVID-19 were detected in Sydney, with fears of infections spread throughout the city. About a quarter of a million people on Sydney’s …

[ad_1] KLUANG (Bernama): The government will enter into an agreement with the UK’s AstraZeneca on Monday (December 21) to purchase Covid-19 vaccines to meet the immunization needs of 20% of Malaysia’s population. Minister of Health Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba (Photo) He said this is the third agreement after the …

[ad_1] HONG KONG, Dec.19 (SCMP): Taiwanese visitors to mainland China could run into trouble if their Covid-19 test certificates bear the words “Wuhan coronavirus,” according to flag carrier Air China. “With regard to passengers taking cross-strait flights and need to provide a Covid-19 negative polymerase chain reaction certificate issued within …