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[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID-19 four weeks ago, has died aged 52 after being hospitalized in neighboring South Africa, the government of the small absolute monarchy said on Sunday. “Their Majesties have ordered that I inform the Nation of the sad …

[ad_1] NOW ROUNDING | These are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly. 1. Going into the final week of the budget vote, the ability of PKR President Anwar Ibrahim to demonstrate whether he has majority support in the Dewan Rakyat is still up in the air with reports …

[ad_1] JAKARTA, Dec. 12 (The Jakarta Post / ANN): Indonesia’s Covid-19 cases rose by 6,388 in one day to 611,631, and the death toll rose by 142 to 18,653, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. According to the ministry, 4,490 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number …

[ad_1] LIMA (REUTERS) – Peru suspended trials of the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine due to a “serious adverse event” that occurred with one of the study volunteers, the Peruvian government said in a statement on Saturday (December 12). The Health Ministry said the event is “under investigation to determine if …

[ad_1] The Datafolha survey shows that 22 percent of Brazilians say they will not take any COVID-19 vaccines, up from nine percent in August. Skepticism towards a COVID-19 vaccine has risen in Brazil in recent months, a new survey showed on Saturday, as the country continues to grapple with high …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 13): 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd (SEM) said today that the adviser to the operator of the convenience store chain, Colin George Harvey, passed away yesterday due to complications from a recent illness. In a statement today, SEM said that Harvey was SEM’s chief executive officer (CEO) …

[ad_1] British health officials warned on December 9, 2020 that anyone with a history of significant allergic reactions should not take the Pfizer / BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for now. The warning came after two members of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), who were among the first to receive the …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia is shortening the quarantine period for incoming travelers from 14 to 10 days, starting from Monday (December 14). The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, said the decision to shorten the quarantine …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPURMalaysia continues to record four digits of new daily Covid-19 cases as 1,229 cases with four more deaths are recorded today, said Tan Sri Director General of Health Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this brings the total number of cases in the country currently to 83,475 cases …

[ad_1] The Health Ministry said the shorter period was in line with reports showing that the infection rate was highest in the first week after exposure to the virus. PETALING JAYA: The mandatory quarantine period for Covid-19 has been reduced from 14 days to 10, starting tomorrow, Chief Health Officer …