Daily Dose @ 5: Snap polls now could cost RM1.2b, Russia approves COVID-19 vaccine

Among the headlines for Wednesday, 12th August 2020, the Election Commission estimates a cost of RM1.2 billion if Malaysia holds a snap general election during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also, Russia has become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing. It expects to put the vaccine into mass production by the end of the year.

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