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Malaysia To Ease Covid Restrictions, Eases Mask Mandate
Malaysia will ease more COVID-19 curbs from the start of next month, including lifting restrictions on those who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus and scrapping the need to wear masks outdoors, its health minister said.
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Rise Conference Calls Off 2022 Event Citing COVID-19 Fears
Rise, a major tech conference scheduled to take place in Hong Kong in March, has been cancelled and will return in 2023, organisers said in a fresh blow to an international business hub that has embraced China's "zero-Covid" strategy.
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Vets In Full Gear Give Malaysia's Endangered Orangutans Covid Swabs
Dozens of critically endangered orangutans in Malaysia have been tested for the coronavirus, with vets in protective suits undertaking the tricky task of giving the apes nasal swabs.
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Malaysia Prime Minister Quits After Just 17 Months In Office
Malaysia's prime minister and his government resigned Monday after just 17 months in office, throwing the country into fresh political turmoil as it battles a serious coronavirus outbreak.
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Malaysia To Ease Covid Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated In Eight States
Malaysia will ease coronavirus curbs for fully vaccinated people in states comprising about half the country, its premier said Sunday.
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Helicopter Rice Dish Delivery Amid Covid Curbs Sparks Probe In Malaysia
With Malaysians stuck at home due to a coronavirus outbreak, food delivery services are increasingly popular -- but one customer has sparked an outcry by sending a helicopter across the country to collect a rice dish.
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As COVID-19 Lockdown Bites, Malaysians Hoist White Flags In Plea For Help
When Malaysian mother Hadijah Neamat was struggling to cope during the coronavirus lockdown, she hung a scrap of white cloth outside her window in a plea for help.
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Malaysia Warns Of Rising Covid Deaths, Cases Among Children
Malaysian health authorities have raised concerns about a growing number of coronavirus deaths and serious cases involving children, after a surge in overall infections forced the Southeast Asian nation into a strict lockdown.
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Toyota, Honda Temporarily Halt Production In Malaysia Due To COVID-19 Lockdown
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday announced a "total lockdown" from June 1 to 14 in a bid to contain a recent surge in coronavirus infections.
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Malaysia Imposes Covid Lockdown Amid South East Asian Virus Surge
Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants.
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In a First For Southeast Asia, Malaysia Signs Deal With Pfizer for Vaccine
Malaysia has agreed to buy 12.8 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to announce a deal with the US drugmaker after some expressed reservations over the need for ultra-cold storage.
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Malaysia To Bar Long-Term Pass Holders From India, Indonesia, Philippines Over Coronavirus
Malaysia on Tuesday said it would bar entry of long-term immigration pass holders from India, Indonesia and the Philippines from September 7, in a bid to curtail imported coronavirus cases amid a spate of new clusters in the country.
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Man From India Triggered New Cluster Of Cases Of New Strain Of Coronavirus
Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines, which faces the region's largest outbreak, is studying to see whether the mutation makes it more infectious.
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Coronavirus Mutation More Infectious But Less Deadly, Says Disease Expert
A mutation of the novel coronavirus increasingly common throughout Europe and recently detected in Malaysia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a prominent infectious diseases doctor.
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Malaysia Jails Indian Restaurateur Linked To Fresh Coronavirus Outbreak
A Malaysian court jailed an Indian man for five months on Thursday for violating a home quarantine order, leading to dozens of new coronavirus infections, the Bernama state news agency reported.
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Malaysia To Ease Covid Restrictions, Eases Mask Mandate
Malaysia will ease more COVID-19 curbs from the start of next month, including lifting restrictions on those who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus and scrapping the need to wear masks outdoors, its health minister said.
-
Rise Conference Calls Off 2022 Event Citing COVID-19 Fears
Rise, a major tech conference scheduled to take place in Hong Kong in March, has been cancelled and will return in 2023, organisers said in a fresh blow to an international business hub that has embraced China's "zero-Covid" strategy.
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Vets In Full Gear Give Malaysia's Endangered Orangutans Covid Swabs
Dozens of critically endangered orangutans in Malaysia have been tested for the coronavirus, with vets in protective suits undertaking the tricky task of giving the apes nasal swabs.
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Malaysia Prime Minister Quits After Just 17 Months In Office
Malaysia's prime minister and his government resigned Monday after just 17 months in office, throwing the country into fresh political turmoil as it battles a serious coronavirus outbreak.
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Malaysia To Ease Covid Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated In Eight States
Malaysia will ease coronavirus curbs for fully vaccinated people in states comprising about half the country, its premier said Sunday.
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Helicopter Rice Dish Delivery Amid Covid Curbs Sparks Probe In Malaysia
With Malaysians stuck at home due to a coronavirus outbreak, food delivery services are increasingly popular -- but one customer has sparked an outcry by sending a helicopter across the country to collect a rice dish.
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As COVID-19 Lockdown Bites, Malaysians Hoist White Flags In Plea For Help
When Malaysian mother Hadijah Neamat was struggling to cope during the coronavirus lockdown, she hung a scrap of white cloth outside her window in a plea for help.
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Malaysia Warns Of Rising Covid Deaths, Cases Among Children
Malaysian health authorities have raised concerns about a growing number of coronavirus deaths and serious cases involving children, after a surge in overall infections forced the Southeast Asian nation into a strict lockdown.
-
Toyota, Honda Temporarily Halt Production In Malaysia Due To COVID-19 Lockdown
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday announced a "total lockdown" from June 1 to 14 in a bid to contain a recent surge in coronavirus infections.
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Malaysia Imposes Covid Lockdown Amid South East Asian Virus Surge
Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants.
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In a First For Southeast Asia, Malaysia Signs Deal With Pfizer for Vaccine
Malaysia has agreed to buy 12.8 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to announce a deal with the US drugmaker after some expressed reservations over the need for ultra-cold storage.
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Malaysia To Bar Long-Term Pass Holders From India, Indonesia, Philippines Over Coronavirus
Malaysia on Tuesday said it would bar entry of long-term immigration pass holders from India, Indonesia and the Philippines from September 7, in a bid to curtail imported coronavirus cases amid a spate of new clusters in the country.
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Man From India Triggered New Cluster Of Cases Of New Strain Of Coronavirus
Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines, which faces the region's largest outbreak, is studying to see whether the mutation makes it more infectious.
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Coronavirus Mutation More Infectious But Less Deadly, Says Disease Expert
A mutation of the novel coronavirus increasingly common throughout Europe and recently detected in Malaysia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a prominent infectious diseases doctor.
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Malaysia Jails Indian Restaurateur Linked To Fresh Coronavirus Outbreak
A Malaysian court jailed an Indian man for five months on Thursday for violating a home quarantine order, leading to dozens of new coronavirus infections, the Bernama state news agency reported.
