EVENING 5: No end in sight as M’sia marks one year of Covid-19
In today’s edition of Evening 5 one year since the first Covid-19 case was diagnosed in Malaysia, Health DG Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah laments that “the end is nowhere near to be seen”, but hopes cases will at least stabilise within the next two weeks. Meanwhile, Hartalega’s 3Q net profit surges to RM1 billion as demand for gloves remains unabated.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today responded to concerns raised recently by a group of health experts in an open letter to him about the increasing spread of Covid-19 infections in the country.
Monday, 21 Dec 2020 08:23 PM MYT
BY R. LOHESWAR
Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah explained that the five phases are necessary to identify the vaccine’s effectiveness and who will get it first. Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 The Covid-19 vaccine produced by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will have to go through five phases before it can be approved for use in Malaysia, the Health director-general said today.
Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah explained that the five phases are necessary to identify the vaccine’s effectiveness and who will get it first.
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