KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — With the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in full swing now, more individuals are coming forward to register for the vaccination.

ANKARA, June 3 — The pandemic-driven labour market crisis is not going to end anytime soon, and employment growth will not be enough to cover the losses suffered at least until 2023, according to the latest projections by the International Labor Organisation (ILO).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Be it a total lockdown or partial lockdown, the Covid-19 pandemic is not likely to end if the people continue to flagrantly violate the standard operating procedures (SOPs) that are in place to stem the transmission of the coronavirus.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Escalating stress levels in this age of rapid changes and personal uncertainty can, over time, lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, hypertension and mental disorders.

PARIS, April 1 — French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday the "reinforced braking" measures will be extended to the whole country to stem the third wave of Covid-19 and schools will be closed for three weeks.

ANKARA, March 17 — Air quality improved in most regions of the world last year due to global measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Anadolu Agency quoted a report released Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest poll reveals that people are becoming more confident to travel, with the majority believe that they will be more likely to travel once vaccinated.

PARIS, March 9 — Women of colour and different ethnicities, some dressed in their work uniforms, others holding colourful flags, banners, posters and armed with musical instruments assembled in Paris on Monday afternoon for a protest march against the deteriorating condition of women amidst the ongoing pandemic on International Women's Day.

GENEVA, March 6 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief and two of his top team members issued a mental health warning Friday as he said the planet must prepare for mass mental trauma affecting communities for years to come resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 6 — The Penang government has appealed to the public to support hotel management and staff who have resorted to  selling affordable food during  the movement control order (MCO) 2.0.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Parents of school-going children may be relieved with the government’s announcement that only students sitting for major examinations need to return to school when the 2021 school session begins today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) hopes that the community will continue to play a role in protecting the vulnerable in the fight against Covid-19 in 2021.

LONDON, Dec 30 — Britain recorded more than 50,000 coronavirus cases overnight for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the world, according to official figures released Tuesday.

NEW YORK, Dec 17 — Global Covid-19 cases amounted to 74,087,090 with 1,646,687 deaths worldwide as of 6.28pm local time (2328 GMT) on Wednesday, reported Xinhua news agency according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 — Malaysia suffered a 78.6 per cent drop in tourist arrivals between January and September this year compared to the corresponding period last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Malaysia supplied 240 billion pieces of rubber gloves globally, meeting almost 70 per cent of 360 billion pieces of world demand in 2020, making it a “star” industry amidst the century’s worse pandemic that has infected over 65 million and claimed 1.5 million lives globally.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) is prepared to reactivate the Low-Risk Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) if the number of beds in existing health facilities is insufficient.

NEW DELHI, Nov 20 — India's Covid-19 tally surpassed nine million on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency quoted the federal health ministry.

MOSCOW, Nov 13 — The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Friday it had signed an agreement with South Korean bio-tech company GL Rapha to produce over 150 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine in South Korea annually, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13 — Now is not the right time to hold a general or state election as the country is still battling Covid-19,  the Election Commission (EC) said today.