Published on: Saturday, January 09, 2021
By: Bernama
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PUTRAJAYA: The second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine would be given 21 days after the first one, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
“So we will give 21 days apart, not any later than that. Unless there is a new clinical data,” he told reporters after launching the Malaysia Grand Challenge here Friday.
He was commenting on a warning by German firm BioNTech, which developed the vaccine with US giant Pfizer, that there is no data backing the “safety and efficacy” of delaying the second shot of its Covid-19 vaccine beyond three weeks, as some countries push back the jab to give more people their first dose.
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KUCHING: Two longhouses in Ulu Undop and Lubok Antu in Sri Aman, some 200km from here, have been placed under a lockdown with immediate effect after the detection of local Covid-19 infections, said Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.
He said this was to control the movements of residents and outsiders in these areas and to facilitate active case detection (ACD) in the two longhouses.
“The Sri Aman Disaster Management Committee has imposed a lockdown at Rumah Panjang Sungai Putong, Ulu Undop and Rumah Panjang Bui Panjai, Lubok Antu. The lockdown means no residents are allowed to go out of the longhouses,” he told a news conference here, today.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Among the most awaited moments by Malaysians with only one more day to go before the new year 2021, especially city dwellers, are the massive celebrations and fireworks displays in public areas such as Dataran Merdeka, KLCC compound and Dataran Putrajaya.
But this year, the still rampant Covid-19 pandemic had stunted plans to hold large-scale New Year’s Eve celebrations, let alone such large-scale assembly activities are not allowed by the government.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Monday stressed that events or activities via gatherings are still prohibited as stipulated due to difficulty in controlling physical distancing.
KUCHING (Dec 28): An operation codenamed Ops Jala will be launched in Sarawak in a few days’ time to check illegal entry and prevent illegal immigrants from bringing in Covid-19 infection. The number of positive Covid-19 cases resulting from illegal immigrants is still a big threat that needs to be addressed, said Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas (pictured).
Sarawak had gone through several bitter experiences with illegals including four immigrants who ran away from Sibu and two others in Asajaya who fled after being found positive for the infection, he told a press conference here today.
Published on: Sunday, December 27, 2020
By: NST
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Archbishop Julian Leow conducting Christmas Mass at the Church of Divine Mercy which was livestreamed to the faithful in Shah Alam, on Friday.
Kuala Lumpur: Christians in the country celebrated Christmas on Friday on a moderate scale and in a spirit of goodwill, in accordance with the new normal to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Worshipers gathered at several churches which were opened at a limited capacity except for areas that have been placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (Emco).
No large-scale open houses were held as visits were only allowed with limited number of guests comprising only close family members.