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Added on the 10/12/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Putrajaya, Apr 12 (EFE/EPA).- Malaysia, the second country with the most Muslims in Southeast Asia, was preparing Monday for the start of its second Ramadan since the Covid-19 pandemic, although authorities have not announced specific restrictions related to Covid-19 for this fasting period. (Camera: FAZRY ISMAIL).SHOT LIST: MALAYSIAN ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS OFFICERS OBSERVE THE POSITION OF THE MOON TO MARK THE START OF THE FASTING MONTH OF RAMADAN IN PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA.
Pfizer has plans to start testing its experimental coronavirus vaccine in children as young as 12 years old. According to CNN, parents have already expressed interest in enrolling their kids in the drug trials. It will be the first coronavirus vaccine trial to include children in the United States. A team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital will begin vaccinating teenagers aged 16 and 17 this week. The trial will then expand to enroll 12-to 15-year-olds in the coming weeks and months. The company confirmed it has approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to enroll children as young as 12 in its trial.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images American Airlines will begin furloughing 19,000 employees on Thursday as Congress fails to reach a deal on a COVID-19 relief bill, CEO Doug Parker announced to employees. The House was set to vote on a $2.2-trillion stimulus package on Wednesday, but the vote was delayed in a last-minute attempt to negotiate a deal with the White House. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. —davidshepardson (@davidshepardson) September 30, 2020 Something is loading.
Boris Johnson leaves a public inquiry into his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic after attending the first of two gruelling days in the witness box. The former British prime minister apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the pandemic but defended his government. Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism from former aides for alleged indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the crisis. IMAGES
Fresh waves of Covid-19 cases show that the pandemic is "nowhere near over", the World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns, adding: "As the virus pushes at us, we must push back." SOUNDBITE