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New Malaysian-made rapid test kit is 100% accurate

New Malaysian-made rapid test kit is 100% accurate

GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia, March 2, 2022– As the Omicron variant takes hold in Malaysia, the availability of high accuracy Antigen Test Kits is increasingly vital in the drive to identify infection early on and prevent further spread in the community. The ProDetect COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test, manufactured in Malaysia by

Omicron or not, U.S. jobs, hiring lead economic growth

Omicron or not, U.S. jobs, hiring lead economic growth

The U.S. added a robust 467,000 jobs in January and hiring was much stronger at the end of 2021 than originally reported. This points to the resilience of a rapidly recovering economy despite successive waves of the coronavirus, says Market Watch. The US non-farm payrolls surprisingly increased by

U.S. Business Activity Slows in January with Omicron Surge

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U.S. Business Activity Slows in January with Omicron Surge

Tuesday, 25 January 2022: U.S. business activity slows in January amid Omicron wave, says a IHS Markit survey. Reports says U.S. business activity grew at its slowest pace in 18 months in January. The slowdown was because of a winter surge in COVID-19 infections worsening worker shortages at

The Big Reset: Global Outlook 2022

The Big Reset: Global Outlook 2022

After a V-shaped recovery driven by global reopening in 2021, HSBC Global Private Banking expects moderation in global economic growth and earnings improvement, but says it will remain respectable in the mid-cycle phase heading into 2022. Global interest rates should remain well below normal despite faster tapering and rate hiI‹

Omicron Unleashes New Wave of Hysteria

Omicron Unleashes New Wave of Hysteria

A year ago, Joe Biden made an important speech in which he said America must do without mask-wearing and social distancing. “It’s time to end the politicization of basic, responsible public health steps like mask-wearing and social distancing.” A columnist in the Epoch Times asks, a year later, about

The Philippines and Cambodia Report First Omicron Cases

The Philippines and Cambodia Report First Omicron Cases

The Philippines has reported its first two omicron cases in which an overseas Filipino worker who arrived from Japan on December 1 and a Nigerian national who arrived on November 30 were tested positive. Both are currently asymptomatic, but the Filipino displayed symptoms of a cold and cough upon arrival,

Omicron: Two Pfizer Doses Give 70% Protection Against Hospitalisation

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Omicron: Two Pfizer Doses Give 70% Protection Against Hospitalisation

According to the first real-world analysis of protection against serious sickness with the novel strain in South Africa, two doses of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine provide 70% protection against being admitted to hospital with the Omicron coronavirus variant. However, the defence provided against Omicron is less than the 93% protection

Amubarvimab/Romlusevimab Combination Retains Neutralizing Activity Against Omicron

Amubarvimab/Romlusevimab Combination Retains Neutralizing Activity Against Omicron

DURHAM, N.C. and BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Brii Biosciences Limited (stock code: 2137.HK), a multi-national company developing innovative therapies for diseases with significant unmet medical needs and large public health burdens, today announced new in vitro pseudoviris neutralization data demonstrating that its amubarvimab/romlusevimab combination therapy (previously

Three Mistakes Made With Coronavirus Not to Make With Omicron

Three Mistakes Made With Coronavirus Not to Make With Omicron

When news of the virus broke out in 2019, not many people believed it will change their lives forever but now Omicron is coming to unfix everything! The announcement of COVID-19 in late 2019 took the world completely by surprise, but the world ignored the magnitude of the pandemic. Many

BioNTech: What is Omicron?

BioNTech: What is Omicron?

The CEO of the US drugmaker Moderna has predicted that existing vaccines will be less effective against Omicron but the BioNTech boss is not panicking. Instead, he says the vaccines need a little tweak and that will be enough to defeat Omicron! Stéphane Bancel’s statement caused a jolt in

Moderna Chief’s Predictions Rattle Asia's Stock Market

Moderna Chief’s Predictions Rattle Asia's Stock Market

Moderna’s CEO Stéphane Bancel predicts that existing vaccines will be far less effective against Omicron than earlier strains of coronavirus and that it will be months before pharmaceutical companies can mass-produce new variant-specific medicines. On Tuesday, investors in Asia were startled by his predictions, with equities and stock futures

Asia-Pacific Markets Open Lower On New Virus Variant Fears

Asia-Pacific Markets Open Lower On New Virus Variant Fears

Asia-Pacific equities opened the trading week lower, extending a drop triggered on Friday by the Omicron coronavirus variant, although markets recovered by mid-morning on reports that the virus strain exhibited only minor symptoms. On Monday, Australia and Japan had the steepest falls in the region, with equities falling dramatically in