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[ad_1] Below are the verified locations reportedly impacted today. Malaysiakini will continue to add to the list as more locations are announced. If you are aware of any of the locations that were announced today but not listed here, please email [email protected]. For a list of locations affected in the …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: New spikes in workplace infections are expected, particularly in Selangor, after a record daily increase with 2,234 Covid-19 cases across the country. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor dominated with 1,428 new cases. The sharp increase in the number of cases is largely …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: A panel of external advisers from the US Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly on Thursday (December 10) to support the emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the agency authorize the injection for a nation that has lost more than 285,000 lives to COVID-19. …

[ad_1] NOW ROUNDING | These are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly. 1. As Saarani Mohamad of Umno was sworn in as Perak’s new kissing mind, the state’s ruler, Sultan Nazrin Shah, said the frequent swearing-in ceremonies reflected a leadership failure and made scathing remarks throughout his speech. …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China said on Thursday (December 10) that it imposed new import tariffs on Australian wine, as it accused Canberra of subsidizing companies, in the latest salvo in a bitter standoff following fluctuating anti-dumping tariffs last month. The move comes as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate …

[ad_1] Brochures sit on a table, as the first of two Pfizer / BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine injections are administered to staff, at Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, on December 8, 2020. – Pool photo a via Reuters LONDON, December 10 – Britain’s drug regulator has advised people with a …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan will purchase 10,500 freezers to store new coronavirus vaccines and is considering purchasing dry ice in bulk as it prepares to protect its population from the virus, the Health Ministry said on Thursday (December 10). Japan has agreements to buy a total of 290 million doses of …

[ad_1] On Wednesday, Tony Fernandes, AirAsia CEO, said he believes his airline will come back stronger than before in 2021. People want to travel, he said, and they feel it is safe to do so, as evidenced by the airline’s record sales in Malaysia as the country came out of …

[ad_1] Brent crude hit $ 50 a barrel Thursday morning for the first time since oil prices plummeted in early March as hopes for a faster-than-previously thought launch of vaccines fueled bullish expectations. to strengthen oil demand early next year. At 10:35 a.m. ET, Brent crude was recovering 3.56 percent …

[ad_1] KUANTAN: The Pahang National Security Council has assured the community surrounding the Covid-19 quarantine and treatment center here that everything will be under control. Its director, Mohd Zairasyahli Shah Zakaria, said that security forces would keep the perimeter of the center at Sukpa Stadium secure at all times to …