[ad_1] Sir Ian McKellen is the latest British celebrity to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. The Lord of the rings Star re-posted the National Health Service tweet with the message: “I feel very lucky to have had the vaccine. I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.” The 81-year-old …
Read More »Singapore Can Ensure Covid-19 Vaccine Cold Chain Remains Intact: Experts
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): A critical part of distributing temperature-sensitive Covid-19 vaccines, manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer and BioNTech, is ensuring that a specific temperature range is maintained. In Singapore, there are strict controls in place to ensure that the cold chain for these vaccines is not …
Read More »Selangor Health Director: Investigation into Cause of Covid-19 Cases at Klang Hospital is Inconclusive
[ad_1] KLANG: Investigations carried out by Selangor Health Department and Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) could not shed light on how the Covid-19 infection had taken hold in the hospital, says Datuk Dr. Sha’ari Ngadiman . The Selangor Health Director said in a statement that it was unclear if the …
Read More »Thailand relaxes travel restrictions for tourists from 56 countries
[ad_1] Health officials monitor the temperatures of tourists at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. (AP Image) BANGKOK: Thailand eased travel restrictions for citizens of 56 countries on Thursday in a bid to boost the country’s tourism industry hit by the pandemic, though visitors will have to undergo a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine. …
Read More »1,220 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health has reported 1,220 cases of Covid-19 and three deaths in the last 24 hours. Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 1,297 recoveries, bringing the total number of discharged to 74,030. In a statement, Noor Hisham said that with 1,220 …
Read More »Dewan Rakyat adjourns sine session, 10 bills passed
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The third meeting of the third term of the 14th Parliament was postponed sine die today, after 29 days from November 2, with 10 bills presented and passed, including the Supply Bill 2021. In this session, the Finance Bill 2020 was also approved; Temporary measures for government …
Read More »Covid-19: Sarawak’s zero-case streak ends when 9 new cases emerge: 8 imported, 1 local
[ad_1] KUCHING (December 17): Sarawak’s four-day streak of zero Covid-19 cases ended today, after nine new cases were detected, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 1,084 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily update statement, said that eight of these new cases were …
Read More »Covid-19: Four positive women have returned to Indonesia, says Sibu deputy OCPD
[ad_1] Superintendent Collin Babat SIBU (Dec 17): Four Indonesian women who were confirmed Covid-19 positive here on Wednesday were found to have returned to Kalimantan, said Sibu Deputy Chief of Police Superintendent Collin Babat. He said the women had boarded a bus from Sibu to Entikong via Serian at 1pm …
Read More »Health Ministry criticized for keeping Covid-19 cases in Klang hospital secret
[ad_1] KLANG: More Covid-19 cases are emerging in Klang, and the latest round of infections is said to have been detected at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital here, drawing severe criticism from your MP. Nearly 100 people, among staff and hospitalized patients, reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 in recent weeks. When …
Read More »‘We are not afraid’: Wuhan residents say they hope WHO team will find source of virus
[ad_1] WUHAN, China (Reuters) – With researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO) scheduled to visit China next year, Wuhan residents say they want the team to come to the central city, hoping they can prove that the virus did not originate there. . An international team of researchers is …
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