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  KUALA LUMPUR: DHL Express has successfully delivered the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Malaysia. The express service provider said rigorous planning and testing were undertaken to ensure supply chains support the vaccine's stringent temperature requirements. "From door-to-door in just three days, DHL Express worked with Malaysia Aviation Group's cargo subsidiary, MABkargo Sdn Bhd to fly the vaccines in and subsequently arranged for them to be sent directly to designated facilities across Kuala Lumpur," it said in a statement on Sunday. It said one of the key challenges faced in the shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine is the stringent temperature requirements of the vaccine.  The vaccine was delivered in specially designed thermal shipper packaging customized by the manufacturer. Each shipment was packed with dry ice to regulate the temperature, enabling its use in locations that lack the physical infrastructure to otherwise maintain the required temperature. Temp...

  FMT The health ministry has reported a new record of 4,029 Covid-19 cases and eight deaths in the past 24 hours. This is the first time the number of infections has surpassed the 4,000 mark. The previous record high was 3,337 cases in a day. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 2,148 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 117,375. In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 155,095. There are 37,126 active cases with 206 patients receiving intensive care, of which 79 require respiratory assistance. Meanwhile, the eight deaths bring the toll to 594 of the new cases today, only eight were imported while 4,021 were local infections. Every state and federal territory in the country reported infections today. Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 1,466 cases, followed by Johor with 719 and Sabah with 449. Triple-digit cases were also reported in Kuala Lumpur with 346 cas...

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Infographic of total Covid-19 cases in Malaysia by states since March 2020.  

  i-Sinar is a facility for EPF Members affected during the COVID-19 crisis to reduce their burden and help them survive. Members that are eligible can take out a sum of money from their ‘akaun 1’ according to their respective categories. The Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) i-Sinar facility is now accessible to all members who have lost their jobs, given unpaid leave, or have no source of income. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz told the Dewan Rakyat on 26th of November that the decision to widen eligibility for withdrawals was made after a meeting with EPF that morning. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz  "Whether you have lost your job or experienced pay cuts; whether your do formal work or are self-employed; whether you are an active member or not, you can apply for the i-Sinar facility. "From the two million eligible members before this, now more than eight million members will be eligible," he said during his winding-up spe...

pix: Getty Image The Covid-19 pandemic has affected a lot of things such as the way we take care of our hygiene, people's work ethics and football also has adapted to the new norm. Every now and then, football matches since the restart according to respective leagues have construct a standard operation procedure or guidelines to curb the virus from spreading during an ongoing match. Football is sanitised before, during, and of course after the final whistle had been blown. This can be seen in worldwide leagues. pix: Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images Some leagues had given the green light to bring in the fans inside the stadium for all games such as the Russian league and some league only allowed from certain area that is low risk for the fans to be inside the stadium such as the premier league. The return of the fans is limited as physical distancing must be practice at all time during the match. Be it 2000 fans per match or less. pix: AFP/VNA Photo As much as we are eager to retur...

  2020, the year of pandemic, the war against the virus, it have given so many twists and turns for a lot of people around the world. Since the lockdowns, CMCO, PKP, and all that guidelines or SOPs implemented to flatten the curve of Covid-19 cases it brought something new to people’s daily lives. The normal is no longer normal as we cannot go back to the way things were because that’s what causes all this at the first place. Generally, the lack of hygiene practice has been the factor around the world especially in this country. Now, new norm is the way. Most of the things must be done in a new norm way to avoid the spread of the virus. Social distancing, changes in lifestyle, washing and sanitize hands regularly, and avoid crowded place. These are the new norms that people have and still need to practice until forever. Social distancing also known as physical distancing plays major role when it comes to containing the virus. It’s an act of keeping a safe space or distance between...

In this era of Covid-19 pandemic, not only normal people goes online but also Santa Claus!  pix: google/chinaplus This year, most of the children were sad as they thought they weren't be able to meet Santa Claus but with the help of technology, anything is possible ! Christmas just isn’t Christmas without a visit to the man in red but thanks to 2020, that traditional sit-on-Santa's-lap thing probably isn't happening right now. Some malls pulled back their Santas this year, while others put in safety measures with Santas put on masked or shielded, or visiting with kids from six feet away which probably makes Santa Claus a little more difficult to communicate with kids who were nervous about him in years past. But as with everything else this year, the safest option is to just stay home. Fortunately, through the magic of technology you have several options to bring the magic of a virtual Santa visit right to a screen near you.  Participants wearing Santa Claus costumes pose f...

pix: The Star  Malaysia today logged 2,062 new Covid-19 cases, with Selangor and Kuala Lumpur contributing 1,518 cases or 74% of today's new cases, with one death. The new cases raised Malaysia's cumulative confirmed Covid-19 infections to 97,389, from just 65,697 cases at end-November. This is the third highest daily figure recorded to date, according to a statement from Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The highest daily record holder remains 2,234 cases, registered on Dec 10, followed by 2,188 cases on Nov 24. As the new additions topped new recoveries which came in at 911, with total recoveries to date at 79,304 cases the number of active cases that carry high transmission risks breached the 17,000 mark to 17,646, compared with 16,496 cases yesterday.   Dr Noor Hisham also noted that 120 cases today came from the Covid-19 related prison clusters and temporary detention centres, comprising Tembok Gajah cluster in Johor with 88 cases, the Jalan...