PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - One million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine that were donated by the United States government arrived in Malaysia on Monday (July 5).
The Raya Airways aircraft TH384 carrying the doses arrived at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Selangor, at 8.10am.
National Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said Malaysia hopes to continue working with US and other countries to secure access for more vaccines.
US Ambassador to Malaysia Brian McFeeters also said the US was committed to working with Malaysia to support its National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
On Sunday (July 4), Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein thanked the US for donating one million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
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The president of the Malaysian Rubber Gloves Manufacturers Association (Margma) Dr Supramaniam Shanmugam said on Sunday glove makers in Selangor accounted for 58% of all gloves produced in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR: Glove makers are seeking an urgent meeting with the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) as nearly two-thirds of the products manufactured in the country are from factories located in the Emergency Movement Control Order (EMCO) areas in Selangor.
The president of the Malaysian Rubber Gloves Manufacturers Association (Margma) Dr Supramaniam Shanmugam said on Sunday glove makers in Selangor accounted for 58% of all gloves produced in Malaysia.
The imposition of the EMCO, he said, caused great concerns among their customers as medical examination gloves, like face masks, are essential personal protection equipment items.
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