SINGAPORE– Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 37 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 66,443.The new infections included 32 locally transmitted cases. As many as 11 are linked to previous cases and have a…
YANGON– Myanmar reported 2,590 new COVID-19 infections, with 159 more deaths in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health, yesterday.The release said that, the number of COVID-19 infections has risen to 365,759, while its de…
SEPANG— Malaysia today received the first batch of the China-made single-dose CanSino COVID-19 vaccine to boost the momentum of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), especially in rural areas.A total of 200,000 doses of CanSino vaccine d…
KUALA LUMPUR— A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, given at an interval of six months after the second dose, can lead to a strong boost in immune response, with an increase of three to five folds in neutralising antibody titers.Pharmaniaga
World Health Organization officials warn that decisions by rich countries to provide COVID-19 booster shots to their vaccinated populations will set back efforts to contain the spread of this deadly disease in Africa.The United States, France, and Ger…
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened problems of conflict, terrorism, and scarce resources in Central Africa to plunge millions of people deeper into poverty. That’s according to members of the regional bloc CEMAC. CEMAC heads of state Wednesday calle…
