During the first movement control order implemented nationwide, Malaysia suffered a loss of gross domestic product earnings of up to RM300 million per day.
A Covid-19 vaccine must be first registered by the US’ FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), among the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency's (NPRA) requirements for vaccine approval in Malaysia.
Safety or lower efficacy issues with Chinese vaccines, which have yet to show Phase 3 clinical trial results, could delay vaccine access for Asian countries to the end of 2021, says Fitch Solutions.
Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also reported that two clusters have been identified in Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang: Yayasan and Batu Sembilan clusters.
The Covid-19 outbreak in Klang Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR), which started 3-4 weeks ago, caused the temporary closure of five wards in the medical and nephrology departments; they’re now running on lower manpower.