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Malaysia to receive first batch of COVID-19 vaccines as country reports more than 4,000 new cases
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen at Thornton Little Theatre managed by Wyre Council in Lancashire, Britain January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
01 Feb 2021 07:36PM (Updated:
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines on Feb 26, a senior health official said on Monday (Feb 1).
Published on: Monday, February 01, 2021
By: Bernama
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KUALA TERENGGANU: Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Feb 26, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said that once arrived, the vaccine will be distributed in stages to the states within a week or two.
Dr Noor Hisham said this after participating in the COVID-19 Emergency Management Technical Committee meeting at the Menteri Besar Office at Wisma Darul Iman, here, today.
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Also present was Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
Malaysia was previously reported to have purchased 12.8 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and has subsequently committed to purchase an additional 12.2 million doses of the same vaccine.
Published on: Monday, February 01, 2021
By: FMT
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PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 4,214 Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 4,280 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 170,329.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 219,173.
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There are 48,074 active cases with 316 patients being treated in intensive care and 137 requiring respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the 10 deaths take the death toll to 770.
The new cases today involved 4,205 local infections and nine imported cases.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases today with 1,362, while Johor also reported four-digit infections (1,068).
KUALA TERENGGANU (Feb 1): Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Feb 26, said health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said that once arrived, the vaccine will be distributed in stages to the states within a week or two.
Noor Hisham said this after participating in the Covid-19 Emergency Management Technical Committee meeting at the Menteri Besar Office at Wisma Darul Iman here today.
Also present was Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
Malaysia was previously reported to have purchased 12.8 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and has subsequently committed to purchase an additional 12.2 million doses of the same vaccine.
Monday, 01 Feb 2021 05:00 PM MYT
Healthcare workers carry out Covid-19 screening in Kuala Lumpur October 21, 2020. Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines on February 26, a senior health official said today. Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 1 Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on February 26, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said that once arrived, the vaccine will be distributed in stages to the states within a week or two.