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If we look at it's true cash position then this quarter profit is 3.76 sen

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HOMEMALAYSIA

As imported infections continue, Health Ministry braces for possible winter spike in Covid-19 cases

Monday, 31 Aug 2020 01:14 PM MYT

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a mutation of the Covid-19 virus has made it more infectious. — Bernama pic

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is already looking four months ahead by preparing for a possible spike of Covid-19 infections due to winter weather conditions in several other parts of the world. 

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah although the country’s infection rate is now under control, developments in other countries, such as what happened in India, Korea, Japan, Spain and France that saw an increase in cases during cold weather conditions must be considered. 

“So, our concern is that there would be an increase in cases during that period and due to this we have to make preparations,” he told Bernama when met after attending the National Day 2020 celebrations at Dataran Pahlawan Negara here today. 

At the same time, Dr Noor Hisham said a mutation of the Covid-19 virus has made it more infectious and as such, he urged the people to always be on their guard and strictly comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs). 

He said as there is still no proven vaccine in sight, the ministry would continue to carry out control measures.

“Through these measures, the people must comply with SOPs while on our part we prepare in terms of laboratory, clinics and hospitals in which if there is a case surge we would be able to control the situation,” he said. 

Through its public healthcare system, Malaysia had been able to contain the pandemic through early detection of clusters, Dr Noor Hisham said. 

“However, we will still need strong cooperation from the people when it comes to breaking the chain of Covid-19 infection,” he said. — Bernama

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BUSINESS DEALS
Malaysia's Petronas and LG Chem to build glove material plant
State energy firm moves into nitrile as COVID-19 spurs demand for protective gear


Malaysia's state energy company Petronas is hoping to tap growing demand for nitrile gloves used in the health care industry. © Reuters
P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer
August 24, 2020 18:07 JST
KUALA LUMPUR -- State energy company Petroliam Nasional, better known as Petronas, and South Korean chemical giant LG Chem have inked an agreement to build a manufacturing plant in Malaysia to produce nitrile butadiene latex -- a core raw material for making synthetic rubber gloves.

The manufacturing plant is slated to begin production in 2023 to tap the growing market for rubber gloves, in which Malaysia is already a global leader. Major manufacturers in the country include Top Glove, Hartalega and Supermax.

Construction of the plant will begin in 2021 at Petronas' petrochemical complex in the southern state of Johor, and it will have an initial production capacity of 200,000 tons of nitrile butadiene latex a year, the company's chemicals arm, Petronas Chemicals, said in a statement on Monday. No investment values were disclosed.


Nitrile butadiene latex is a synthetic rubber that uses butadiene as the main feedstock and is a core raw material for making nitrile gloves, which are widely used in health care and the food industry. Nitrile gloves are gaining traction against their natural rubber counterparts thanks their improved durability and chemical-resistance features.

Recently, the use of nitrile gloves has surged amid efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other infections. Demand is growing at more than 10% a year on average and nitrile gloves are expected to account for 70% of the entire latex glove market in 2024.

Petronas Chemicals says the partnership with LG Chem is timely given the steady growth in demand for nitrile gloves globally, and will help create new revenue streams and open up new markets by the two companies' resources. The plant is will offer various grades and new applications of butadiene latex, as well as develop high-value-added products through research and development and investment, the company added.

"It provides a compelling entry point into the growing nitrile butadiene latex-based products and enables Petronas Chemicals to enhance its presence in attractive end-markets, especially for personal care and healthcare, mainly in the Asia-Pacific region," Petronas Chemicals Managing Director Sazali Hamzah said.

For Petronas Chemicals specifically, Sazali said the partnership with LG Chem will further strengthen the pursuit of its growth agenda following the acquisition of a silicone player last year. "With more specialty chemicals in our portfolio, we are moving into segments with higher growth potential," he said.

In 2017, Petronas inked an agreement with Saudi Arabian Oil Company, also known as Saudi Aramco, with the latter investing $7 billion for a 50% stake in refinery and cracker plants in a $27 billion refineries and petrochemical integrated complex in Johor.

Petronas Chemicals, which released its second-quarter financial results last week, saw its net profit for the three-month period fall 83% to 186 million ringgit from 1.11 billion ringgit registered in the second quarter of 2019. The company blamed the weak performance on lower plant utilization rates and decreased production volume and sales volumes, all related to the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, which forced Malaysia to impose a three-month lockdown.

Revenue for the three-month also fell 26% to 3.17 billion ringgit from 4.33 billion ringgit a year ago.


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Petronas and LG Chem JV to build manufacturing plant to make nitrile butadiene latex to supply to Glove companies. Plant construction starts 2021 and production starts 2023.

[Mikecyc is a hired propagandist assigned to do a job on HLT 0188]

China glove industry is not as competitive as Malaysia's World Class Glove Companies. Partly this is due to limited raw material supply and supply network inadequacy in China. Moreover, the Western countries especially USA always prefer to less rely on China

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BUSINESS DEALS
Malaysia's Petronas and LG Chem to build glove material plant
State energy firm moves into nitrile as COVID-19 spurs demand for protective gear


Malaysia's state energy company Petronas is hoping to tap growing demand for nitrile gloves used in the health care industry. © Reuters
P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer
August 24, 2020 18:07 JST
KUALA LUMPUR -- State energy company Petroliam Nasional, better known as Petronas, and South Korean chemical giant LG Chem have inked an agreement to build a manufacturing plant in Malaysia to produce nitrile butadiene latex -- a core raw material for making synthetic rubber gloves.

The manufacturing plant is slated to begin production in 2023 to tap the growing market for rubber gloves, in which Malaysia is already a global leader. Major manufacturers in the country include Top Glove, Hartalega and Supermax.

Construction of the plant will begin in 2021 at Petronas' petrochemical complex in the southern state of Johor, and it will have an initial production capacity of 200,000 tons of nitrile butadiene latex a year, the company's chemicals arm, Petronas Chemicals, said in a statement on Monday. No investment values were disclosed.


Nitrile butadiene latex is a synthetic rubber that uses butadiene as the main feedstock and is a core raw material for making nitrile gloves, which are widely used in health care and the food industry. Nitrile gloves are gaining traction against their natural rubber counterparts thanks their improved durability and chemical-resistance features.

Recently, the use of nitrile gloves has surged amid efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other infections. Demand is growing at more than 10% a year on average and nitrile gloves are expected to account for 70% of the entire latex glove market in 2024.

Petronas Chemicals says the partnership with LG Chem is timely given the steady growth in demand for nitrile gloves globally, and will help create new revenue streams and open up new markets by the two companies' resources. The plant is will offer various grades and new applications of butadiene latex, as well as develop high-value-added products through research and development and investment, the company added.

"It provides a compelling entry point into the growing nitrile butadiene latex-based products and enables Petronas Chemicals to enhance its presence in attractive end-markets, especially for personal care and healthcare, mainly in the Asia-Pacific region," Petronas Chemicals Managing Director Sazali Hamzah said.

For Petronas Chemicals specifically, Sazali said the partnership with LG Chem will further strengthen the pursuit of its growth agenda following the acquisition of a silicone player last year. "With more specialty chemicals in our portfolio, we are moving into segments with higher growth potential," he said.

In 2017, Petronas inked an agreement with Saudi Arabian Oil Company, also known as Saudi Aramco, with the latter investing $7 billion for a 50% stake in refinery and cracker plants in a $27 billion refineries and petrochemical integrated complex in Johor.

Petronas Chemicals, which released its second-quarter financial results last week, saw its net profit for the three-month period fall 83% to 186 million ringgit from 1.11 billion ringgit registered in the second quarter of 2019. The company blamed the weak performance on lower plant utilization rates and decreased production volume and sales volumes, all related to the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, which forced Malaysia to impose a three-month lockdown.

Revenue for the three-month also fell 26% to 3.17 billion ringgit from 4.33 billion ringgit a year ago.

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Petronas and LG Chem JV to build manufacturing plant to make nitrile butadiene latex to supply to Glove companies. Plant construction starts 2021 and production starts 2023.

The barrier of entry into Glove Industry is much higher than making masks :
1. Higher costs to manufacture glove
2. High quality requirements by hospitals.
3. Tough certification process
4. Longer time required to set up glove lines
5. Branding is important.
6. Raw materials supply are very limited and not easily available for new entries

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2020/08/30/russia039s-coronavirus-infection-tally-climbs-to-near-one-million
Russia COVID-19 infection nearing 1 million!

NBC News
COVID-19 reinfection reported in Nevada patient, researchers say
Erika Edwards and Akshay Syal
August 29, 2020, 3:52 AM GMT+8

A Nevada man appears to be the nation's first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection, researchers say.

The case is detailed in an online preprint, a study that has not yet been peer reviewed before officially being published.

Full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak

The case involves a 25-year-old man living in Reno, Nevada, who first tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-April. He recovered, but got sick again in late May. The second time around, his illness was more severe.
Researchers reported that genetic sequencing of the virus revealed that he had been infected with a slightly different strain, indicating a true reinfection.

It's still unclear why the patient was reinfected. The cause could lie in his immune system, the virus itself, or a combination of the two.

Mark Pandori, director the Nevada State Public Health Laboratory and one of the authors of the report, stressed that reinfection with the coronavirus appears to be rare. This is the first instance reported in the U.S. among the nation's nearly 6 million cases so far, and "may not be generalizable" to the public, Pandori said.

Still, he urged caution. "If you've had it, you can't necessarily be considered invulnerable to the infection" again, said Pandori, who is also an associate professor of pathology and lab medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

"The evidence so far suggests that if you've been infected and recovered, then you're protected for some period of time," Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, said. "We don't know how long, and we're going to find individual cases of people for whom that's not true."

Indeed, on Monday, a case of COVID-19 reinfection was reported in Hong Kong -- the first such confirmation of reinfection during the pandemic. Two European patients, one in Belgium and one in the Netherlands, were also reported this week to have been reinfected with the virus.

But in those instances, the patients did not get sick the second time around, or they developed much milder forms of the illness than their first infection.

"You'd expect the second time around people to have much milder or ideally no symptoms," Jha said. That's because the immune system should be able to mount a more robust response, and the Hong Kong case was "completely consistent with that."

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In the Nevada case, however, the man got sicker the second time. When he was first infected, he had typical symptoms for the coronavirus: headache, cough, sore throat, nausea and diarrhea. Within about 10 days, the symptoms cleared up, and he tested negative for the virus.

But a month later, on May 28, he started feeling sick again, experiencing dizziness as well as the previous symptoms.

The illness did not clear up quickly this time. Within a week, his blood oxygen level fell dangerously low. He needed help breathing, and was hospitalized. Once again, the man tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

"That's very concerning," Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, said.

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HOMEMALAYSIA
As imported infections continue, Health Ministry braces for possible winter spike in Covid-19 cases

Monday, 31 Aug 2020 01:14 PM MYT

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a mutation of the Covid-19 virus has made it more infectious. — Bernama pic

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is already looking four months ahead by preparing for a possible spike of Covid-19 infections due to winter weather conditions in several other parts of the world. 

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah although the country’s infection rate is now under control, developments in other countries, such as what happened in India, Korea, Japan, Spain and France that saw an increase in cases during cold weather conditions must be considered. 

“So, our concern is that there would be an increase in cases during that period and due to this we have to make preparations,” he told Bernama when met after attending the National Day 2020 celebrations at Dataran Pahlawan Negara here today. 

At the same time, Dr Noor Hisham said a mutation of the Covid-19 virus has made it more infectious and as such, he urged the people to always be on their guard and strictly comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs). 

He said as there is still no proven vaccine in sight, the ministry would continue to carry out control measures.

“Through these measures, the people must comply with SOPs while on our part we prepare in terms of laboratory, clinics and hospitals in which if there is a case surge we would be able to control the situation,” he said. 

Through its public healthcare system, Malaysia had been able to contain the pandemic through early detection of clusters, Dr Noor Hisham said. 

“However, we will still need strong cooperation from the people when it comes to breaking the chain of Covid-19 infection,” he said. — Bernama

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HOMEMALAYSIA As imported infections continue, Health Ministry braces for possible winter spike in Covid-19 cases

Monday, 31 Aug 2020 01:14 PM MYT

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a mutation of the Covid-19 virus has made it more infectious. — Bernama pic

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is already looking four months ahead by preparing for a possible spike of Covid-19 infections due to winter weather conditions in several other parts of the world. 

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah although the country’s infection rate is now under control, developments in other countries, such as what happened in India, Korea, Japan, Spain and France that saw an increase in cases during cold weather conditions must be considered. 

“So, our concern is that there would be an increase in cases during that period and due to this we have to make preparations,” he told Bernama when met after attending the National Day 2020 celebrations at Dataran Pahlawan Negara here today. 

At the same time, Dr Noor Hisham said a mutation of the Covid-19 virus has made it more infectious and as such, he urged the people to always be on their guard and strictly comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs). 

He said as there is still no proven vaccine in sight, the ministry would continue to carry out control measures.

“Through these measures, the people must comply with SOPs while on our part we prepare in terms of laboratory, clinics and hospitals in which if there is a case surge we would be able to control the situation,” he said. 

Through its public healthcare system, Malaysia had been able to contain the pandemic through early detection of clusters, Dr Noor Hisham said. 

“However, we will still need strong cooperation from the people when it comes to breaking the chain of Covid-19 infection,” he said. — Bernama




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India Is Becoming The New Epicenter

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-31/india-becoming-virus-hotspot-to-watch-with-cases-to-top-brazil

India Covid-19 new cases hit 78,000 per day!

India Is Becoming the World’s New Virus Epicenter ["https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-31/india-becoming-virus-hotspot-to-watch-with-cases-to-top-brazil"]
Covid-19 new cases hit 78,000 per day!

INDIA Is Becoming the World’s New Virus Epicenter
Covid19 new cases hit 78,000 per day
["https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-31/india-becoming-virus-hotspot-to-watch-with-cases-to-top-brazil"]

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Vaccine or No Vaccine, as long as COVID-19 is not under controlled, Glove demand will continue to rise. Glove dripping line needed.

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Protesters gather around the Victory column in Berlin at the end of a demonstration called by far-right and COVID-19 deniers to protest against restrictions related to the new coronavirus pandemic, on 29 August, 2020. (AFP Photo)

German police Saturday halted a Berlin march by thousands opposed to coronavirus restrictions in the biggest of several European protests against anti-virus curbs and masks to halt the pandemic.

With new COVID-19 cases on the rise, European nations are starting to tighten controls while trying to avoid the major lockdowns imposed earlier this year to contain the outbreak that has killed more than 800,000 worldwide.

Across the globe, governments are struggling to revive economies already battered by the pandemic while managing public frustration over new restrictions and masks to curb infections.

In Germany, around 18,000 people had massed in Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate, before the rally was forced to stop due to a police injunction because many were not respecting social distancing measures.

The mass protest against pandemic restrictions had been allowed to go ahead after a bitter legal battle.

"The minimum distancing is not being respected by most (of the demonstrators) despite repeated requests," the police said. "There is no other option than to break up the gathering."

Several thousand stayed on to protest after the announcement, chanting "resistance" and a small group clashed with police, tossing bottles and rocks. Two people were arrested, police said.

Protesters waved German flags and shouted "Merkel must go!", a chant often used by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party against Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"I'm not an extreme right-wing sympathiser, I'm here to defend our fundamental freedoms," said Stefan, a 43-year-old Berlin resident with a shaved head and a T-shirt with the words "Thinking helps" written in large print.

"We're here to say: we have to be careful! Coronavirus crisis or not, we must defend our freedoms," Christina Holz, a 22-year-old student, said.

Anti-mask protesters also gathered in Zurich.

In London, more than 1,000 protesters gathered at the Trafalgar Square landmark, many holding home-made banners.

One called for an "End to medical tyranny"; another read "No to mandatory vaccines" while one man waved a placard declaring "Masks are muzzles".

Around 300 people protested peacefully in Paris to denounce the government's decision to make masks obligatory in all public places as cases rise in the French capital.

Protesters, some waving placards stating "Stop the lies", were quickly surrounded by police who handed out 135 Euro (US$160) fines to those not wearing masks.

"There is no scientific proof of the usefulness of wearing a mask outside," said Anais, a sociology student.

"COVID-19 is not so dangerous, it mainly kills people over the age of 60."

'Anti-Corona'

The pandemic has killed more than 838,000 people worldwide since surfacing in China late last year, and more than 24.7 million cases have been registered. The United States (US) has recorded the highest number of deaths with 181,779.

US President Donald Trump and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro were among global leaders who initially played down the gravity of the pandemic while others have dismissed the need for social distancing measures.

Many governments now hope tighter mask rules will offset the need for a return to economically-devastating lockdowns, though the French government said it could not rule out new stay-at-home orders.

France on Friday said there had been an "exponential" rise in coronavirus cases with more than 7,000 new infections in 24 hours.

Saturday's Berlin rally came as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Germany, with daily new infection numbers reaching highs not seen since April.

At the start of August, a similar German "anti-corona" march in Berlin took place with 20,000 protesters, a mix of the extreme left and right, anti-vaccination campaigners, conspiracy theorists and self-described "free thinkers".

Merkel and the leaders of Germany's 16 federal states on Thursday introduced tougher coronavirus restrictions to curb the pandemic, including a minimum 50 Euro (US$59) fine for people caught not wearing face masks where one is compulsory.

"We will have to live with this virus for a long time to come," Merkel warned. "It is still serious. Please continue to take it seriously." - AFP

@momon haha. Thanks.

Vaccine that is Haram

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/australian-imam-urges-muslims-not-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-terms-it-haram-5773711.html

HARAM VACCINE

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Russian Vaccine Useless???

HEALTH NEWS
AUGUST 30, 2020 / 3:54 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Russia's coronavirus infection tally climbs to near 1 million

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,980 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, pushing its confirmed national tally up to 990,326.

Authorities said 68 people had died of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll to 17,093.

Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Hugh Lawson

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AUGUST 30, 2020 / 3:54 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Russia's coronavirus infection tally climbs to near 1 million

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,980 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, pushing its confirmed national tally up to 990,326.

Authorities said 68 people had died of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll to 17,093.

Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Hugh Lawson

Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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Russian Vaccine???

HEALTH NEWS
AUGUST 30, 2020 / 3:54 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Russia's coronavirus infection tally climbs to near 1 million

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,980 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, pushing its confirmed national tally up to 990,326.

Authorities said 68 people had died of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll to 17,093.

Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Hugh Lawson

Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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WORLD NEWS
AUGUST 30, 2020 / 12:50 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
India sets global record with single-day rise in coronavirus cases

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s single day tally of 78,761 coronavirus infections on Sunday was the highest reported by any nation since the pandemic began.

It surpassed a July 16 figure of 77,299 cases in the United States, a Reuters tally of official data showed.

The world’s second most populous nation is the third worst affected globally after the United States and Brazil, but its daily tallies have exceeded those of the other two countries for almost two weeks.

Reporting by Mayank Bhardwaj and Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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Associated Press
Health agencies' credibility at risk after week of blunders
MATTHEW PERRONE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
August 29, 2020, 12:58 AM GMT+8

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2020, President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. The credibility of two top public health agencies is on the line after controversial decisions that outside experts say suggest political pressure from the Trump administration. Hahn was forced to apologize for using an erroneous, misleading statistic describing the effectiveness of a blood plasma therapy granted emergency use for COVID-19, as Trump twisted the facts and inflated the significance of the move. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2020, file photo, Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. The credibility of two top public health agencies is on the line after controversial decisions that outside experts say suggest political pressure from the Trump administration. Hahn was forced to apologize for using an erroneous, misleading statistic describing the effectiveness of a blood plasma therapy granted emergency use for COVID-19, as Trump twisted the facts and inflated the significance of the move. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2020, file photo, nurse practitioner Debbi Hinderliter, left, collects a sample from a woman at a coronavirus testing site near the nation's busiest pedestrian border crossing in San Diego. The credibility of two top public health agencies is on the line after controversial decisions that outside experts say suggest political pressure from the Trump administration.
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FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. The credibility of two top public health agencies is on the line after controversial decisions that outside experts say suggest political pressure from the Trump administration. Hahn was forced to apologize for using an erroneous, misleading statistic describing the effectiveness of a blood plasma therapy granted emergency use for COVID-19, as Trump twisted the facts and inflated the significance of the move. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies was under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts said smacked of political pressure from President Donald Trump as he attempts to move past the devastating toll of the coronavirus ahead of the November election.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration grossly misstated, then corrected, claims about the lifesaving power of a plasma therapy for COVID-19 authorized by his agency. Then the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly updated its guidelines to suggest fewer Americans need to get tested for coronavirus, sparking outrage from scientists.

Trump's own factual misstatements about COVID-19 are well documented, but the back-to-back messaging blunders by public health officials could create new damage, eroding public trust in front-line agencies. That's already raising concerns about whether the administration will be forthcoming with critical details about upcoming vaccines needed to defeat the pandemic.

"I do worry about the credibility of the FDA and CDC, especially at a time when the capacity of the federal government to advance public health should be a priority for all policymakers,” said Daniel Levinson, former longtime inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees both the FDA and the CDC.

HEALTH NEWS
AUGUST 30, 2020 / 9:54 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
South Korea marks 17th day of triple-digit coronavirus cases with dining curbs

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported its 17th day of triple-digit rises in coronavirus infections on Sunday, as restrictions on onsite dining at restaurants, pubs and bakeries in the densely populated Seoul area take effect.
There were 299 new infections as of Saturday midnight, the slowest daily rise in five days, bringing the national tally to 19,699 cases of the new coronavirus and 323 COVID-19 deaths, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.

On Friday, the country extended Phase 2 social distancing rules - the second strictest level - for at least another week and announced tougher rules on places with high risks of virus spread.

Onsite dining at restaurants, pubs and bakeries in the Seoul area is banned between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., while coffee shops, some of which have been identified as hotspots, are restricted to takeout and delivery until midnight on Sept. 6.

Churches, nightclubs, indoor sports facilities and most schools in the area are already closed, and masks are mandatory in public places.

Reporting by Joori Roh; Editing by William Mallard

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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): HLT Global Bhd’s net profit rose 65.73% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (2QFY20) to RM4.86 million from RM2.93 million a year ago, buoyed by a swing to profit for its rubber glove manufacturing business.

Earnings per share rose to 0.95 sen from 0.57 sen, the group’s bourse filing showed.

HLT, whose core business is making dipping lines for glove manufacturers, saw this business segment record a higher pre-tax profit of RM4.02 million compared with RM3.66 million in 2QFY19.

Its rubber glove business, meanwhile, made a pre-tax profit of RM3.23 million, compared with a loss of RM1.19 million in 2QFY19.

Quarterly revenue rose at a slower pace of 14.51% to RM50.86 million from RM44.42 million previously, on better rubber glove segment contribution.

Notably, better margin was witnessed in both segments, the group said.

For the six-month period, HLT Global’s net profit rose 77.27% to RM7.47 million or 1.46 sen per share, from RM4.21 million or 0.82 sen per share a year earlier.

This is despite revenue rising by just 0.96% to RM76.99 million from RM76.27 million, as the dipping line segment contribution was weaker year-on-year.

Touching on the rubber glove segment, HLT said 90% of its products are sold overseas mainly in Taiwan, the US, China, Japan and Italy.

As for the dipping-lines segment, HLT Global said it has four orders of new lines progressing, three of which are local orders.

“The group will continue to execute its business strategies and has put in place a series of future plans to strengthen its position in the glove-dipping line industry in Malaysia as well as the overseas market,” it said.

Shares of HLT Global slid 2 sen or 1.16% to close at RM1.71, valuing the group at RM977.48 million. Year to date, the counter has shot up 850%.

Ukraine, Indonesia report record rise in coronavirus cases: Live
Indonesia has reported biggest rise in infections for third successive day as Ukraine registers a record 2,481 cases.
by Zaheena Rasheed & Mersiha Gadzo
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Indonesia has reported its biggest rise in infections for a third successive day, while Ukraine has also registered a record 2,481 cases.
Russia's coronavirus cases surpassed 980,000 after the country reported 4,829 new cases in the last 24 hours.

The number of coronavirus cases in Latin America surpassed seven million, as legislators in Argentina's capital passed a law allowing relatives to maintain a bedside vigil for patients dying of COVID-19.

South Korea extended social-distancing rules in the capital, Seoul, amid a triple-digit rise in cases, while India reported another record jump in daily cases.
New Delhi has reported the world's highest single-day caseload every day since August 7.

More than 24.7 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and 16 million have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 837,000 people have died.

Al Jazeera Live.
30/08/2020

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