Health

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s motion control order (RMCO) recovery phase has been extended to March 31, 2021, Chief Minister (Security Group) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Friday (January 1). He said that the decision was made after a risk assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health (MINSA), which found that …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Covid-19 vaccines began on Wednesday (December 30) with the first injections of Pfizer-BioNTech administered to 40 healthcare workers at the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID). The Straits Times answers some of the questions that have been raised about the vaccine. Q: Will frontline and essential workers …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 30 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Friday (January 1), with three new community cases, bringing Singapore’s total to 58,629. Two of the community cases are contacts from previous cases working in the marine sector, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. One is a …

[ad_1] JAKARTA – Indonesia will soon receive raw materials to produce 15 million doses of vaccines from Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech, in addition to the three million doses already shipped to the country. A Garuda Indonesia plane arrived at Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, around noon on Thursday …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The co-chairs of the multi-ministerial working group will deliver ministerial statements in Parliament next Monday (January 4), on the Government’s response to Covid-19. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong and Education Minister Lawrence Wong will address questions from MPs on various aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. Eight parliamentarians …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In his first New Year’s message since becoming leader of the opposition, the head of the Workers’ Party (WP), Pritam Singh, promised that his party will continue to advocate for strong political alternatives that represent the needs of Singaporeans. The WP will also continue on its moderate …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Government will launch a series of public engagement sessions with young couples on raising families in a post-COVID-19 world, said Prime Minister Indranee Rajah, who oversees the National Population and Talent Division, said. (NTPD), on Friday (January 1). Indranee said the goal of these talks, which will …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, reporting the grim milestone on Thursday (Dec. 31) as a continued surge floods hospitals and pushes nurses and doctors to the limit as they prepare for another possible increase after holidays. . “We’re exhausted and it’s …

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (AFP) – At least 26 residents of a Belgian retirement home have died since the visit of a volunteer dressed as Santa Claus who has since tested positive for Covid-19. A Flemish health official told AFP on Thursday (December 31) that it is not yet certain whether it …

[ad_1] Workers’ Party MP He Ting Ru, 37, has given birth to her third child, a baby. She announced the news on her Facebook page on New Years Eve Thursday night (December 31), writing, “What a splendid way to wrap up 2020 with the latest addition to our family making …