[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: An unexpectedly high number of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been found to be “elite controllers” of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). This means that your immune system has been able to naturally suppress your HIV infection to the point where the virus is …
Read More »Interdistrict travel opens up opportunities for the tourism sector, says Nancy
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Lifting the inter-district ban will allow the public the opportunity to travel and improve the livelihoods of those involved in the tourism sector, says Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. He said the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) welcomed the government’s decision …
Read More »Ismail Sabri: Allowing Interstate Travel Depends on Health Ministry Risk Assessment
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The decision to allow movement between states would depend on whether daily Covid-19 cases fall to double digits subject to the risk assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health (MINSA), says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the Health Ministry would present the …
Read More »Let other transnational families get together too, the government said
[ad_1] Edmund Santhara says his permission to spend nearly two months in New Zealand was approved by the prime minister. PETALING JAYA: If a deputy minister is allowed to spend time with his family abroad, so should other Malaysians with spouses living abroad, an interest group has told the government. …
Read More »Singapore to import clean electricity from Malaysia
[ad_1] The joint venture between TNB and Sunseap Group could see the installation of multiple solar farms in Malaysia. (Photo from Bloomberg) PETALING JAYA: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has announced a joint venture with a Singapore-based solar company to test clean electricity exports to the island republic. TNB said the …
Read More »Fauci Says US Should Stick To Two-Shot Strategy For Pfizer And Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines, Report Says
[ad_1] NEW YORK: The United States should stick to a two-dose strategy for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease official, told the Washington Post. Fauci said delaying a second dose to inoculate more Americans creates risks. He warned that switching to a single-dose strategy …
Read More »Director General of Health: Two more Covid-19 vaccines received conditional approval
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has granted conditional approval to more Covid-19 vaccines for use in the country. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Drug Control Authority met on Tuesday (March 2) and approved conditional registration for vaccines produced by AstraZeneca of the UK and Sinovac of …
Read More »China and the US should lift Covid-19 travel bans if herd immunity is achieved, says expert
[ad_1] BEIJING: China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity to Covid-19 with 90 percent of its population vaccinated, potentially by August, a Chinese epidemiologist said. The United States is the worst affected country in the …
Read More »7,000 firefighters will receive the vaccine from March 5
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: A total of 7,000 firefighters, who are also at the forefront, have registered to receive the vaccine in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunization Program, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin. She said the vaccination exercise will be carried out in stages starting …
Read More »Philippines reports first cases of South African variant Covid-19
[ad_1] MANILA: The Philippines has documented six cases of the South African coronavirus variant, its health ministry said today, raising concerns among its experts that current vaccines could be less effective. The Philippines began its Covid-19 vaccination campaign yesterday, an important milestone for a country among those most affected by …
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