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ASEAN News

For post-COVID travel, ASEAN is considering a digital vaccine certificate.

By Katherine S
13 hours ago
in :  ASEAN News
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SINGAPORE – As part of their efforts to revive the region’s ailing tourism industry, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are considering a digital coronavirus vaccine certificate. Allowing people who have been inoculated against COVID-19 to travel may help resurrect an intraregional industry that had surpassed 50 million annual tourist arrivals prior to the pandemic. According to Azmin …

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Takiyuddin
Malaysia

Fines for the current Covid-19 range from RM100 to RM10,000.

By Katherine S
2 days ago
in :  Malaysia, Politics
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PETALING JAYA: According to de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan, the fine for violating Covid-19 laws is not set at RM10,000. Takiyuddin said the fines range from RM100 to RM10,000, depending on the severity of the crime, during a live-streamed press conference. “The authorities will use their discretion; there are guidelines,” he said, despite the fact that the Emergency Ordinance …

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COVID19
Indonesia

The Support For Domestically Made Medical Devices is being Strengthened

By Noto
2 days ago
in :  Indonesia
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Previously, the DPR minister has encouraged the public authority to mass-produce COVID-19 gear, rather than depending on imports. It was geared that it should be created for a gigantic scope incorporate PCR test packs, RT Lamp, Turbidimetry and Colorimetric-based test units, and non-PCR Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits (RDT), ventilators, versatile BSL-2 Laboratory, controlled air-sanitizing respirators, and PPEs, among others, as …

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vaccines
Malaysia

Enable private hospitals to purchase and administer vaccines, they tell the government.

By Katherine S
3 days ago
in :  Malaysia
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PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian private hospital association has urged the government to allow its members to purchase and administer Covid-19 vaccines on their own. This comes after Khairy Jamaluddin, the minister of science, technology, and innovation, was quoted by CodeBlue as saying that private hospitals will not be able to buy and operate their own vaccination programs in the near …

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Melakastate
Malaysia

Muhyiddin would urge the king to dissolve parliament Melaka disputes

By Katherine S
3 days ago
in :  Malaysia, Politics
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MELAKA: The Melaka state government has refuted claims that in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, more than 100 state politicians were given preference over frontliners for vaccination. In response to accusations made on social media, executive councillor Rahmad Mariman claimed that the state Health Department decides the list of qualified people without the participation of any …

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Health

An Usual Variant Was Unexpectedly Seen in the Philippines

By Jasmine C.
3 days ago
in :  Health, Philippines
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The more infectious COVID-19 variation originally recognized in South Africa has arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Health shared this with the public. The Philippine Genome Center identified six instances of B.1.351, or the variation that was first found in South Africa in December a year ago, when it directed genome sequencing of tests from 350 people who tried …

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Malaysia

The government has announced that it would open its doors to vaccinated visitors and business passengers.

By Katherine S
3 days ago
in :  Malaysia
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PETALING JAYA: The government should strongly consider opening its borders to tourists and business travelers who have obtained the covid-19 vaccine, according to bukit gasing assemblyman rajiv rishyakaran. The dap man suggested that Malaysia be the first solely Asian country to do so, citing a report that showed that many nations, including Iceland, Poland, and Romania, had expressly allowed entry …

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Muhyiddin
Malaysia

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin says he would Muhyiddin

By Katherine S
3 days ago
in :  Malaysia, Politics
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin reiterated on Monday (Mar 1) that once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, he will dissolve parliament. “The key priority of this government at this time is to steer this country out of the double whammy of health and economic crises,” he said in a speech focusing on his first year in office. I …

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Health

The reopening of schools gives bus drivers hope.

By Katherine S
6 days ago
in :  Health, Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning March 1st, schools will reopen in stages, allowing school bus operators around the country to breathe a sigh of relief. While initially only affecting primary students, after a prolonged shutdown following the Covid-19 pandemic, this is sufficient to give them hope to rise again early last year. Amali Munif Rahmat, president of the Federation of School Bus …

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falsenews
Malaysia

Cops caution against spreading false news about the Covid-19 vaccine.

By Katherine S
7 days ago
in :  Malaysia, Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Bernama stated that the police are ready to take action against someone who spreads false news about the Covid-19 vaccine or discourages individuals from taking the vaccine. In fact, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (igp) acryl sani in general said that if there was normally some report submitted on the issue, an investigation paper would essentially be opened. “So …

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