Health

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo of Indonesia has introduced the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine manufactured domestically, marking a significant milestone on the path to vaccine independence. Yesterday in Bandung, the capital of West Java, President Jokowi declared that the IndoVac vaccine will help reduce Indonesia’s reliance on foreign vaccines. “From now on, we can create our own COVID-19 vaccine,” Jokowi remarked …

According to Syahredzan Johan, a member of the DAP central executive committee, the constitutional amendment that prohibits the political defection of elected representatives will restore Malaysians’ trust in the outcome of elections. He drew attention to the fact that the law was a component of the memorandum of understanding that Pakatan Harapan had with the government of Prime Minister Datuk …

The Danish Royal Court has confirmed that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time in 2022. After receiving the diagnosis on Tuesday evening, Queen Margrethe II decided to cancel all of her scheduled events for the rest of this week. On Monday, there were 2,000 people in attendance for the official burial for …

Early on Sunday morning, a highway bus accident in the Guizhou province of southwest China claimed the lives of at least 27 individuals. According to a local media account, the bus was typically used to transport passengers to Covid quarantine facilities. According to the official Xinhua News Agency, which cited local authorities, the vehicle carrying 47 passengers overturned, and those …

On Wednesday (September 14), the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) gave interim permission for the first bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccination to be used in the country. The SARS-CoV-2 original strain and the Omicron BA.1 variant are the ones that are targeted by the two different components of the Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron COVID-19 injection that are manufactured by Moderna. According to a …

Elias Theodorou, a former fighter for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), passed away at the age of 34. According to reports in the media, the Canadian had been battling stage 4 liver cancer. Theodorou, who passed away on Sunday, September 11, had competed in 22 mixed martial arts bouts, including 11 (8-3 record) in the middleweight division of the Ultimate …

Former Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has dementia, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced on Sunday (Sep 11). Khairy, who is also Abdullah’s son-in-law, stated that the announcement was made after a discussion amongst family members in response to the numerous inquiries that were made regarding the former leader’s health. Pak Lah, an affectionate nickname for Abdullah, served as Malaysia’s …

According to reports from state media on Friday, September 9, the leader of the reclusive nation of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, has indicated that the government may commence COVID-19 vaccinations in the month of November. Kim referenced warnings from the World Health Organization during his address to the North Korean national parliament on Thursday, September 8. The warnings indicated that …

According to a statement released by his office, Mahathir Mohamad, a former prime minister of Malaysia, was released from the hospital on September 4 after being treated for COVID-19 and admitted to the facility on September 1. The 97-year-old man has a history of heart problems, but he has been an active lawmaker for more than two decades and served …

After being forced to find other means to make ends meet due to the coronavirus outbreak, transgender performers at one of Thailand’s most famous cabaret acts have returned to the spotlight for the first time in around three years. Peerapong “Bee” Butakul, one of the performers, mentioned that she had turned to selling chicken rice during this time period and …