Asian nations yet to contain Covid-19 as 2020 ticks to an end
South Korea reported a record number of coronavirus deaths on Thursday (Dec 17) as its biggest wave of infections strained hospital resources and sparked panic buying in anticipation of a harsh new lockdown. Japan’s capital Tokyo was also suffering from a severe strain on its healthcare system, raising its virus alert level to the highest of four stages as the daily number of new Covid-19 cases rose to another record high. In Australia, authorities scrambled to trace the source of new cases after a small cluster was detected in the country s largest city of Sydney.
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Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he doesn’t need to follow Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s instructions when it comes to parliament matters. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 14, 2020.
EVEN though Dr Mahathir Mohamad is part of the opposition bloc, the former prime minister said he was not beholden to Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim or his instructions.
The 95-year-old explained that Anwar had no right to tell him or other opposition parliamentarians on what to do and he does not necessarily need to follow instructions by the PKR president.
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