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Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya on November 21, 2020. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 Malaysia saw a dip in new Covid-19 infections with 1,295 cases reported today but with seven more Covid-19 related deaths, said Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Malaysia’s cumulative confirmed Covid-19 cases today stands at 87,913. This has now surpassed the latest figure for Mainland China where the first case was reported in Wuhan province. Its National Health Commission reported 86,770 cumulative cases yesterday.
China not transparent on Covid-19 vaccine emergency use: Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly cast doubt on the CoronaVac vaccine being developed by China s Sinovac Biotech Ltd
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Brazil s health regulator Anvisa said China s health authorities are not transparent in their authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, a statement that may further inflame political tension in the South American country
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Brazil s health regulator Anvisa said on Monday China s health authorities are not transparent in their authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, a statement that may further inflame political tension in the South American country.
Medical workers in protective clothing treat a COVID-19 patient at the intensive care unit in the public Oceanico hospital, in Niteroi, Brazil, on Dec. 11. (AP Photo)
SAO PAULO Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Monday that China’s health authorities are not transparent in authorizing emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines, a statement that may further inflame political tension in the South American country.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a consistent critic of China, has repeatedly cast doubt on the CoronaVac vaccine being developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd., saying its “origin” made it untrustworthy.
Meanwhile, in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous state, authorities have made a hard bet on the vaccine, with Governor Joao Doria, a Bolsonaro enemy, saying the state expected to start vaccinating its residents in January.
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Brazil says China not transparent on COVID-19 vaccine emergency use
FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds a dose of China s CoronaVac, a potential vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before administering it to a volunteer at Emilio Ribas Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 30, 2020. Picture taken July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
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SAO PAULO: Brazil s health regulator Anvisa said on Monday (Dec 14) China s health authorities are not transparent in their authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, a statement that may further inflame political tension in the South American country.
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