TOKYO: AstraZeneca Plc will make more than 90 million coronavirus vaccine shots in Japan, the top government spokesman said today, as concerns mount over whether the country will have enough doses to begin its delayed inoculation campaign. The British company confirmed to Japan’s health ministry it will make the bulk […]
Healthcare
BEIJING: China reported its lowest daily increase in new Covid-19 cases in nearly three weeks today, suggesting aggressive countermeasures have helped slow a recent outbreak in the country’s northeastern provinces. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the mainland fell to 54 on January 27, the National Health Commission […]
Soldiers prepare to spray disinfectant at the Taoyuan General Hospital, where a cluster of Covid-19 infections was detected, in Taoyuan, Taiwan January 19, 2021. TAIPEI: Taiwan has cancelled or postponed more large-scale events after a rare outbreak of domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases connected to a hospital, where the military […]
SINGAPORE: A number of Malaysians working in Singapore have started receiving the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine. Those who received the injection are mostly working in the sector that is given priority to receive the vaccine in this republic. Some of them started sharing the experience of taking the injection on the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should establish a panel of medical doctors and leading medical practitioners in the country to review its efforts in curbing the spread of Covid-19, said former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The former general practitioner also said he hopes the Perikatan Nasional administration under Tan […]
SIBU: The next two weeks will be crucial to determine if Sibu Division can curb the spread of Covid-19, which is why the public must strictly comply with the movement control order (MCO), says Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Dr Annuar Rapaee. He thus hoped that Sibu folk […]
PETALING JAYA: A woman in the United Kingdom has been penalised for driving 160km for a McDonald’s meal during the nationwide lockdown to contain Covid-19. British newspaper Evening Standard reported that the driver in her 30s was slapped with a fine of £200 (RM1,104) after she travelled from Lincolnshire to […]
CANBERRA: Travellers to Australia will have to show a negative Covid-19 test before they can get on their plane, the prime minister said today, as the city of Brisbane went into lockdown after the discovery of a case of a virulent new coronavirus variant. The more than two million residents […]
BEIJING: China has sealed off a large city near Beijing, cutting transport links and banning millions of residents from leaving, as authorities move to stem the country’s largest Covid-19 outbreak in six months. The pandemic has so far broadly been brought to heel by Chinese authorities since its emergence in […]
WASHINGTON: US Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick has died of injuries suffered during a riot led by supporters of President Donald Trump, the force said in a statement late yesterday. Wednesday’s breach of the building was a stunning assault on American democracy at a time when Congress was certifying the […]