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Govt working on affordable air filters for schools

Nov 12, 2021

The Health Minister says authorities are working to build an affordable air filter for schools nationwide.

Khairy Jamaluddin says the DIY filtration box costs under RM400 to assemble.

Such filters are able to trap specific particles, including viruses.

Meanwhile, daily COVID-19 cases in Malaysia continued to rise after the Health Ministry reported 6,517 infectons today.

It’s the third consecutive day that new cases crossed 6,000.

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Come up with realistic SOPs for Sarawak state polls

Sarawak hopes the SOPs drawn up for the upcoming state election there will be realistic.

State officials say authorities must consider those living in rural areas.

They hope that political parties will be allowed to conduct campaign activities, under strict COVID-19 guidelines.

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Booster shot side-effects not linked to mixed vaccines

Recipients of the COVID-19 booster shot can experience side-effects.

However, a public health expert told us these symptoms have nothing to do with the mixing of vaccines.

She says in fact, it actually helps to mix and match.

For example, those who were initially given the Sinovac vaccine had stronger immunity, after being given the Pfizer jab as their third dose.