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Senior Foreign Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Malaysia Datuk Mahmoud Hussien Saeed Qattan after the handing over ceremony of Saudi’s government Covid-19 aid for Malaysia at the Institute Of Strategic & International Studies, July 30, 2021. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 Recognition and support from international allies in combating the Covid-19 pandemic show Malaysia’s strength, says Senior Foreign Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
He stressed that the respect and strength of Malaysia’s bilateral and multilateral relations are still on a very strong footing.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia received contributions from Saudi Arabia comprising one million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and over 4.5 million units of medical supplies, estimated to be worth RM21.14mil (US$5mil).
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein thanked the Saudi government for its contributions to assist Malaysia in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
“On behalf of Malaysia, I extend our deepest appreciation and gratitude especially to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for this responsive move to ensure the contribution arrives only days after the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud decreed that the King Salman Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Action (KSRelief) provide urgent assistance including medical supplies to aid our country which is facing challenges posed by the pandemic,” said the Foreign Minister during a press conference at the handing-over ceremony of the medical supplies from Saudi Arabia at the Institute of Str
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Singapore: There is more political chaos in Malaysia, with an unprecedented public rebuke by the king leaving Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in a precarious position.
But while Muhyiddin faces new calls to resign, Malaysia’s bid to stare down an even greater crisis is gaining pace and changing shape.
A nurse administers a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly woman in her house in rural Sabab Bernam, central Selangor state,
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Confronting one of the worst per capita COVID-19 outbreaks in the world, the south-east Asian nation is flooding its worst-hit region with extra vaccine doses in a targeted surge that has rare support from across rival party lines.
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IT is generally acknowledged that with new, more transmissible and potentially lethal variants spreading worldwide, vaccines are also unlikely to be the complete solution to managing the pandemic.
Countries urgently need a broader armoury of effective drugs, particularly those that act early in the disease or as prophylaxis.
Accordingly, the developing world is now moving towards administering antibody combinations to treat patients with mild to moderate Covid-19, to better manage emerging variants of concern, stop deaths and reduce the burden on overstretched healthcare systems.
One type of intervention that has shown promise is monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Research overseas has shown that mAbs treatment – when given at an early stage to mild-to-moderate patients – can reduce the progression rate to severe Covid-19 requiring hospitalisation, oxygen therapy and even reduce risk of death.