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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Japan has contributed US$300 million for the development and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to help the world cope with the pandemic, said its Ambassador to Malaysia Hiroshi Oka.
Of the financial commitment over five years from this year, US$170 million (US$1=RM4.04) is for vaccine development and US$130 million for global distribution and supply of vaccines.
The research and development is done via international arrangements by pharmaceutical companies and universities with the funding being used to support the various development of vaccine initiatives and researches, he told
Bernama and locally-based Japanese media correspondents at the Japanese Embassy here on Friday (Jan 22).
Mozambique: Tropical Cyclone Eloise downgraded to tropical storm
Barely two years after tropical Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth battered Mozambique, the country is now experiencing tropical cyclone Eloise which made landfall early Saturday.
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The Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared as it passed through, but the danger of flooding remained in a region still recovering from a devastating cyclone two years ago, reports the news agency, AP.
Torrential rains expected to cause severe floods
“We all feel it’s been much less than what we expected,” said Kobus Botha, head of farming and logistics company Servir. “If you remember in (Cyclone) Idai we all said ‘That’s not too bad,’ but 24 hours later the big waters came. Idai in 2019 killed several hundred people and displaced well over 100,000. Ahead of the cyclone s arrival, the International Federation of Red
Cyclone weakens in central Mozambique, but flooding a threat
by Associated Press, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 23, 2021 10:19 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 23, 2021 at 10:28 am EDT
JOHANNESBURG The Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared as it passed through, but the danger of flooding remained in a region still recovering from a devastating cyclone two years ago.
“We all feel it’s been much less than what we expected,” said Kobus Botha, head of farming and logistics company Servir. “If you remember in (Cyclone) Idai we all said ‘That’s not too bad,’ but 24 hours later the big waters came.” Idai in 2019 killed several hundred people and displaced well over 100,000.
COVID-19: Red Cross urges govt to enforce guidelines
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The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Lagos branch has called on the Federal Government to enforce the guidelines and protocols of COVID-19 to mitigate the spread of the virus.
The branch Chairman, Mrs Adebola Kolawole, made the call at the side-line of the NRCS 53rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday in Lagos.
Kolawole decried the wanton violation of COVID-19 guidelines by the citizenry.
She added that those flaunting the protocols encourage the spread of the virus, particularly health workers and front liners.
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“Government should enforce the rules and guidelines of COVID-19.