... along with other economies globally on sustained progress in vaccine roll-outs that will boost consumption worldwide.

If approved, teachers in the high risk group will be receiving the vaccines when the national vaccination programme kickstarts this Wednesday. 

A total of 3,310 SPM examination centres have been set up nationwide and disinfected in accordance with the guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the National Security Council and the Ministry of Health (MoH).

High Court Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah set replacement dates next month but reprimanded the former deputy prime minister and Umno president for him to take the trial seriously and not go for unnecessary meetings a week before the trial.

The EKVE, spanning a total length of 39.66km, is a dual-two lane tolled highway between Bandar Sungai Long and Ukay Perdana, expected to be completed by July this year.

Perak recorded the highest number of cases (1,215) followed by Selangor (868) and Kuala Lumpur (431).

Kuantan Municipal Council president, Datuk Hamdan Hussin, was appointed as the first Datuk Bandar (mayor) of Kuantan.

The government had decided to kick off the first phase of the vaccination programme on Feb 24, instead of the earlier scheduled Feb 26.

“Registration will remain open until we reach our target of 70% to 80% of Malaysians (to receive the vaccine).”

Noor Hisham Abdullah said the vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech, Comirnaty Concentrate for Dispersion for Injection was approved on Jan 8 this year.