[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: Khairy says rich nations the reason Msia's low COVID-19 vaccine supply, Maharashtra imposes strict lockdown

Among the headlines for Wednesday, 14 April, 2021, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has said that many pharmaceutical companies give preference to rich countries for obvious reasons.

He said that is also why Malaysia has had to balance our COVID-19 vaccine portfolio to include Pfizer, AstraZeneca but also those from non-Western countries like China’s Sinovac.

Also, India has detected a total of 184,372 new infections overnight, about a third in Maharashtra state. India has so far confirmed over 13.9 million cases and 172,085 dead.

The state Maharashtra will impose stricter restrictions for 15 days on Wednesday in an effort to stem the surge of coronavirus infections that is threatening to overcome hospitals.

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