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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): Covid-19 vaccines will be free to all Singaporeans and long-term residents currently here, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday (December 14). Those most at risk will be given top priority, including healthcare workers and front-line personnel, as well as the elderly …

[ad_1] The Health Sciences Authority has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use in Singapore. – Photo by Reuters SINGAPORE, Dec.14 – Authorities here have approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for domestic use, with the first shipment arriving in the country by the end of the month, Prime Minister Lee …

[ad_1] Chimon Upon Archive KUCHING (December 14): The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to reduce the mandatory quarantine period in Sarawak from 14 to 10 days in accordance with the decision of the Ministry of Health with immediate effect. In a statement today, SDMC said Sarawak residents returning …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – An intensive care unit nurse became the first person in the United States to receive the newly licensed Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, calling it a sign that “cure is coming. “As the number of deaths from coronavirus in the US approaches 300,000. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Dec 14): Singapore today became the first Asian country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and said it hopes to start receiving injections by the end of the year. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 68, said he would be among the first beneficiaries in the city-state of 5.7 …

[ad_1] Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the enhanced movement control order will be lifted when the number of cases decreases. PETALING JAYA: A lockdown in a Top Glove workers dormitory in Klang, Selangor, will end tomorrow after 28 days. Restrictions under the Enhanced Movement Control (EMCO) order will …

[ad_1] A Bangladeshi man who visited his friends in the Genting Highlands ended up infecting them. KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi man who crossed state lines to visit friends in Genting Highlands, Pahang, ended up infecting them, leading to the newly identified cluster of Genting cases. Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: More clusters of infections linked to workplaces have been detected, and the Ministry of Health classified two new ones in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said one of the new groups, called Solar Ria, was first spotted in Sepang, before …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Travelers currently serving their mandatory 14-day quarantine order may be considered for a shorter period of isolation, says the Health Ministry. The 14-day quarantine period has been shortened to 10 days from today, and many of those currently in quarantine are anxious to know if their stay will …

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