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Ed Sheeran tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of new album release
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Ahmad Faizal says Melaka election candidates may circumvent ban on political gathering by using wedding, birthday receptions to meet voters
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Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases drop below 5,000 for first time since June
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Fitch Solutions revises Malaysia’s 2021 growth forecast to 1.5pc as Covid-19 situation improves
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Hong Kong’s zero-Covid policy undermining financial hub status, says industry group
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Bersih 2.0: Total ban on political gatherings ahead of Melaka election unfair to candidates, voters
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New Zealand reports second-highest daily Covid-19 cases in pandemic
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Australia looks to roll out Covid-19 booster shots soon as curbs ease
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Over 100 patients, staff erroneously receive lower dosage of Covid-19 vaccine at Bukit Merah Polyclinic in Singapore
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Singapore issues Pofma correction direction to Truth Warriors website over Covid-19 misinformation
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Covid-19: 3,383 new cases in Singapore; 15 more deaths bring tally to 315
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Fauci says vaccines for kids in US between five and 11 likely available in November
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 — Vaccines for kids between the ages of five and 11 will likely be available in the first half of November, top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci...
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UK reports 39,962 Covid-19 cases, 72 deaths
LONDON, Oct 24 — Britain today reported 39,962 new cases of Covid-19 and 72 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test. While figures published by the government during...
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Vaccinated and want to visit Israel? Read the fine print first
TEL AVIV, Oct 24 — Tourists hoping to visit Jerusalem or Tel Aviv after Israel’s announcement last week that it would open to some vaccinated foreign travellers should read...
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DAP slams political gatherings ban ahead of Melaka election, says govt afraid to face voters
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has chided Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin for banning all physical gatherings due to Covid-19 ahead of the upcoming...
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Operation of schools in Johor, Terengganu under phase four of National Recovery Plan to begin on Nov 7
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The operation of educational institutions under the Ministry of Education (MOE) based on provision under Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (PPN)...
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Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases record slight dip with 5,666 new infections logged
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) logged 5,666 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The latest numbers represented a decrease of 164 cases compared to the...
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Health minister invokes Act 342, says political gatherings for election not allowed from tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced that it is prohibiting all activities, gatherings or social meetings related to political campaigning for...
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Bangkok bars battle to beat booze ban battering
BANGKOK, Oct 24 — As gin bottles gather dust, a Bangkok bar owner is trying to keep his joint going through a Covid booze ban with fruity mocktails seasoned with kratom, a...
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Is it 42 or 222? Kit Siang urges Khairy to clarify inconsistent Covid-19 death toll between CovidNow website and Worldometer data
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — DAP lawmaker Lim Kit Siang today asked Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to clarify the country’s latest Covid-19 deaths, pointing to the different data...
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‘What about us?’ Thai budget businesses fear premium tourist focus
CHIANG MAI, Oct 24 — The Old City in Thailand’s Chiang Mai is a warren of alleys with ancient Buddhist temples sitting cheek by jowl with guesthouses and luxury...
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Health Ministry: 94.5pc of adult population in Malaysia fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — A total of 22,126,379 individuals or 94.5 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19...
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About 40,000 Sibu folk above 60 to get booster dose, says Dr Annuar
SIBU, Oct 24 — About 40,000 eligible individuals aged 60 years and above in Sibu Division will be receiving their booster dose from next week, says Sibu Divisional Disaster...
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Malaysia adds another 42 in the daily Covid-19 death toll
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — Malaysia lost 42 people to Covid-19 yesterday, according to the Health Ministry’s (MoH) latest data updated at midnight. With this, the...
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Ravaged by pandemic, art industry moots tax incentives to encourage local buyers and patrons
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 24 — The art industry was among those hit hardest by the 18 months of the Covid-19 pandemic and needed urgent support for survival, according to Penang Art...
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Johor Health Dept: Autopsy on 14-year-old girl who died after vaccination shows growth on ovaries, heart anomaly
JOHOR BARU, Oct 23 — The autopsy on a 14-year-old teenager who died on October 8 after receiving a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, shows the girl had growth on her ovaries and...
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UK reports 135 more Covid-19 deaths today
LONDON, Oct 23 — Britain reported 135 more deaths within 28 days of a positive test for Covid-19 today, down from 180 yesterday, taking the cumulative total since the start of...
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Woman in KL nursing home dies of Covid-19 infection, not vaccine, says health director
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The death of an elderly woman living in a nursing home here on September 12 was due to Covid-19 infection, said Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya Federal...
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Namibia suspends use of Russian Covid vaccine after S.Africa flags HIV concerns
WINDHOEK, Oct 23 — Namibia will suspend the rollout of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, its health ministry said today, days after the drugs regulator in neighbouring...
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As Russia’s Covid-19 toll surges, a Siberian hospital struggles to cope
BIYSK (Russia), Oct 23 — The beds at the intensive care unit at this Siberian hospital rarely stay empty for long. Doctors at Hospital No. 2 in the Russian city of Biysk are...
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Singapore health minister: Strict border controls ‘no longer very relevant’ when transmission rates elsewhere are stable, lower than Singapore
SINGAPORE, Oct 23 — Strict border controls are “no longer very relevant” as Singapore moves to living with Covid-19, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said, and that is why...
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SDMC: 11 out of 587 new cases in Sarawak involved lung infection
KUCHING, Oct 23 — Only 11 out of the 587 Covid-19 positive cases in Sarawak today involved lung infections which required oxygen and ventilators, according to the Sarawak State...