Kuala Lumpur: The move by the European Union (EU) to restrict export of Covid-19 vaccines due to the spectre of a deadly third wave infection and India’s move to suspend vaccine export as infections soar across the country is a cause of concern for the world.

Moscow: The number of new global cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen over the past week after a long decline, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a statement.

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Kuala Lumpur: The country is expected to need a year to achieve herd immunity for the coronavirus through the National COVID-19 Immunisation Plan, one of the largest vaccination programmes in Malaysia.

NEW YORK: Johnson & Johnson today said its single-dose vaccine was 72 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 in the United States but a lower rate of 66 per cent was observed globally in the large trial conducted across three continents and against multiple variants.

SEREMBAN: It has been a year since Covid-19 affected countries all over the world and when the crisis will end, is still full of uncertainty. In Malaysia there is no sign of decline in the number of positive cases and as the pandemic wears on, some people are getting tired of the new norm and not taking precautions to protect themselves.

GENEVA: The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread to 50 territories, according to the World Health Organisation, while a similar South African-identified strain has now been found in 20.

BEIJING: A year after the outbreak started, WHO experts are due in China for a highly politicised visit to explore the origins of the coronavirus, in a trip trailed by accusations of cover-ups, conspiracy and fears of a whitewash.

Kota Kinabalu: Dementia is becoming a household word where incidences is increasing with the rise in the ageing population.