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MALAYSIA
WHO Regional Director ‘Impressed’ With Malaysia’s Covid-19 Response
WHO Western Pacific regional director Dr Takeshi Kasai received a presentation at MOH’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) about Malaysia’s new Heightened Alert System.
Malaysia Paid In Advance For Covid-19 Vaccines: PAC Report
Khairy Jamaluddin says the government paid a significantly higher deposit for Covid-19 vaccines purchased from AstraZeneca as the pharmaceutical company wanted to use the deposit to increase manufacturing capacity.
WORLD
Special Report: Covid Diplomacy
Globalisation and increased mobility helped spread Covid-19, with borders no longer an effective barrier to domestic health security.
Early South Africa Data Shows Omicron Less Severe
A preliminary study on the Omicron outbreak in Tshwane district in Gauteng, South Africa, shows a spike in coronavirus infections, but 70% of currently warded Covid-19 patients did not require oxygen support.
