No matter how people look at it, there will always be a hero in any crisis. And no one deserves the award of the person of  the year more than the heroes in white gowns which is for the annus horibilis 2020, a phrase used by the media to honor care staff and over a million health volunteers on the …

KUALA LUMPUR, – Today, the government denied that the expense of the Covid-19 vaccine was more costly for a Malaysian than in Belgium. Commenting on the issue, Deputy Finance Minister II Mohd Shahar Abdullah said that 33.5 million doses of vaccines had been ordered by the Belgian government to be distributed to 16.7 million citizens in the country at a …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia advises individuals who have tested positive for coronavirus but do not have symptoms of Covid-19 to first self-isolate at home, as cases involving foreign employees are on the rise. These patients who are asymptomatic should keep in touch with their health offices in the area. Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director-General of the Health Ministry, said that …

The Covid-19 vaccination exercise in Singapore will begin with healthcare staff at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on Wednesday, followed in the coming weeks by those from other healthcare institutions. As of February next year, seniors aged 70 and above will get vaccinated, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday in a statement. This is in line with …

In a Cabinet reshuffle to help resolve the coronavirus epidemic, Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono has taken up a new role as Deputy Health Minister which was appointed by Jokowi and while Indonesia could contend with the strong management skills of Budi Gunadi Sadikin, the newly named health minister, to lead the Covid-19 vaccination program early next year, his appointment created …

Changi Airport in Singapore charges clients up to $269 a night for the ability to camp in its retail wing in a tent, the most uncommon travel experience aimed at raising revenue during the pandemic. “Glamping” experience tickets, which have already sold out, offer visitors the opportunity to “wake up to the refreshing view of the majestic HSBC Rain Vortex,” …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is in negotiations to buy 6.4 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and is seeking to boost its imports from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech as the country is looking to boost its pandemic arsenal. Around $500 million is being invested by the Southeast Asian nation to purchase enough vaccines to inoculate 26.5 million residents, or …

A new virus epidemic among seafood factory staff near Bangkok couldn’t come at a worse time as Phuket and other Thai tourism attractions brace for a small bump in business from the countdown to 2021. In Samut Sakhon province last week, Thailand discovered a record cluster of pathogens, sparking a 14-day lockdown of the industrial region. The state is debating …

KUALA LUMPUR: The control of the Covid-19 pandemic and the security of the most vulnerable in society, while Malaysia is on the road to economic recovery, must remain the country’s top priorities in the near term. Senior economist Shakira Teh Sharifuddin of the World Bank Group said Malaysia is expected to rise by 6.7 percent in 2021, which could be …

In an attempt to stem the spread of coronavirus, Indonesia’s capital is growing controls on movement as more tourists are likely to fly to and from the region over the year-end holiday. Starting last December 19 to January 8, 2021, Jakarta already a hotbed of Covid-19 cases in the region that is restricting activities in numerous public places. Offices must …