“A diet to boost immunity must not consist of vitamins alone, but also dietary fibre, minerals, protein, antioxidants, and sufficient water for hydration, ” she said. Malaysian Pharmacists Society president Amrahi Buang said although taking vitamins was helpful, supplements alone was not sufficient to boost one’s immune system. “Vitamin C as a supplement is generally accepted but people should not take such a high dose. Dr Hoe said a high dose of vitamin C had its own complications and should only be given under strict medical supervision. As for vitamin C, it states that there was also insufficient data in its use for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.

QUITO (Reuters) - Newly-installed Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso's pick to be the oil-producing country's next energy and mines minister withdrew from consideration on Friday, a week after resigning from the board of directors of a mining company. Salas had served on the board of Toronto-based Adventus Mining Corp, in which Nobis is a shareholder. "It is essential to be rigorous in the strict compliance with the legal requirements necessary to assume a public role," Salas wrote in a LinkedIn post on Friday. "The time necessary to adequately resolve my private affairs would delay my incorporation to the government more than is prudent." Lasso's government did not immediately comment on Salas' withdrawal or indicate who it would nominate as a replacement.

(May 28): Brazilian soccer player Neymar hit back at sportswear maker Nike Inc on Friday, saying the company's statement that it terminated an endorsement deal because he refused to cooperate with an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a Nike employee was "an absurd lie". Neymar, who plays for Paris St Germain, denies the allegations and said he did not know the employee in question. The incident allegedly took place in 2016 but the employee initially requested to keep the matter confidential and Nike only opened its investigation in 2019 after the woman expressed an interest in legal action, according to a Nike statement. Nike said it had ended its relationship with Neymar because "the athlete refused to cooperate in a good faith investigation of credible allegations of wrongdoing by an employee". Brazilian authorities dropped that investigation against Neymar, citing lack of evidence, and later charged the model with slander, extortion and procedural fraud.

In Cali, which has become an epicenter of the nationwide protests, Mayor Jorge Ospina confirmed three of the deaths, while local media reported the fourth. Demonstrations elsewhere were mostly peaceful, although clashes between police and protesters were reported in some areas, such as the municipality of Madrid, near Bogota. If there are no talks, the spiral of violence will continue and unfortunately more people could die," Ospina said. Amid singing and music during demonstrations in capital Bogota, protesters told Reuters they would keep marching even after a month of demonstrations. "I have to close my shop every time there are protests," Laudice Ramirez, 62, said in the south of the city.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Digital Edge reached out to local thought leaders to get a better idea of just what went wrong with the recently concluded online registration for the AstraZeneca vaccine. Overall UX was much better than the Covid vaccine registration, which opened for application about two hours later. “From what I can tell, McDonald’s adopted a different approach than the Covid vaccine registration website. While there were indeed many problems with this third online vaccine registration, the fact that nearly a million slots were taken up in the space of about 90 minutes bodes well for the country’s vaccination programme. “Based on the information we have right now, it seems that nearly a million vaccine registrations were made that day.

PUTRAJAYA: Parents and guardians as well as kindergarten and daycare centre operators must take measures to minimise the risk of Covid-19 infections among children, says Datuk Seri Rina Harun. The Women, Family and Community Development Minister said the number of cases involving children was worrying and must be given attention. She said as of May 18, it was reported that 64,046 children had been infected with Covid-19 compared to 8,368 children infected throughout last year. “With better awareness and understanding, they will be able to take proactive measures to minimise the risk of infection among children. Rina said she visited the Covid-19 Integrated Quarantine and Treatment Centre at MAEPS Serdang on Friday to see the work of frontliners including Welfare Department personnel.

I’m just one person of a team,” Usman tells The Edge in his first interview as CEO of Citi Malaysia. On top of that, Citi Malaysia will continue to focus on growing its institutional banking business here. Citi Malaysia is also committed to investing in a “strong drive towards digitisation”, having launched its digital-first strategy last year. Eye on Islamic banking pieUsman brings to the table over two decades of experience in Islamic banking. But Usman is unfazed and remains confident that Citi Malaysia has a value proposition in the Islamic banking space.

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Covid-19 vaccination programme for the retail sector, involving about 500,000 workers, will begin next month, says Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi (pic). The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister said his Ministry, which has been tasked with planning and co-ordinating the retail sector vaccination programme with all the related industry players, would implement it with the co-operation of the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). "Considering the Covid-19 situation in the country, there is a need to speed up giving the vaccines to the economic frontliners, especially workers in the retail sector, to achieve herd immunity in the country," he said in a statement Friday (May 28). According to Nanta, a meeting with CITF, associations and retail industry players was held on Friday, involving some 60 retail sector industry players. Nanta said the ministry would also work with the Complex Management Association of Malaysia, Malaysia Retailers Association and the Malaysia Retail Chain Association to set up vaccination centres at strategic locations nationwide.

We refer to the article "Vax rollout to be revved up" on The Star Online. In the article, we inadvertently omitted the words "strongly denied" in a quote attributed to National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin. The line should have read "He strongly denied claims that Muslims are given the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine while non-Muslims are given the Sinovac vaccine." He was responding to viral allegations that Muslims and non-Muslims had been segregated at the vaccination centre at the Desa Tasik Sports Complex. He said 42 individuals, who were going to carry out their haj as well as other pilgrimage staff, were scheduled that day to receive their Pfizer vaccines at the centre in line with Saudi Arabia's decision to only recognise Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

Many other viruses, such as the influenza virus, rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), also spread this way. Respiratory droplets have a diameter greater than 5μm, while aerosol particles are less than 5μm in diameter (for reference, the diameter of a strand of Asian hair is 80-120μm). Respiratory droplets tend to rapidly fall to the ground due to gravity, hence limiting spread to within a short distance of the infected person. However, the smaller size of aerosol particles enables them to stay suspended in the air for minutes to hours. Spread and survivalThe content of respiratory droplets and aerosol particles depends on their origin in the respiratory tract.

The appeal was rejected by Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf and three other Federal Court judges, while the minority judgment came from Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and two other judges. “The second appellant remains the father of the boy, and the legal relationship between the father and mother does not alter the status of the child. “This effectively gives meaning to the oft-quoted reference to our Federal Constitution as a 'living piece of legislation'. The chief justice in her judgement said Article 5(1) of the Federal Constitution guarantees the right to life and personal liberty. The family was unsuccessful at the High Court and the decision was upheld at the Court of Appeal, resulting in the present appeal before the apex court.

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Wira Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff (pic) has been appointed as an adjunct professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) chairman will begin his role on June 1 for a period of two years. In this role, Dr Rais Hussin will advise and provide recommendations to the Advanced Informatics department on aspects relating to the formulation of its curriculum. He will also be conducting lectures and seminars as well as conducting dialogues with the academic staff and students of UTM. Rais Hussin has a doctorate in business administration from the International Islamic University Malaysia and is also the author of the book 4IR: AI, Blockchain, Fintech – Reinventing A Nation.

PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has visited one of the passengers injured in the LRT train crash. Dr Wee added that he made a personal phone call to all of the victims and family members of those who are still being treated in the hospital. "During my phone conversation with the family members, I asked them regarding their current situation and discussed a few matters to give the best to them," he said. "I hope and wish all the victims a speedy recovery," he added. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has since ordered the Ministry of Transport and Prasarana Malaysia Berhad to conduct a full investigation into the crash.

IPOH: A 24-year-old woman was killed and her parents were injured when the car they were in fell down near an overhead bridge at KM313 of the North-South Expressway near Tapah. Tapah OCPD Superintendent Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail said K. Yuvabarathi died while being treated at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here at about 3.35pm on Thursday (May 27) following the 2pm incident. Supt Wan Azharuddin said her 59-year-old father V. Kunalan suffered light injuries to his chest while her 56-year-old mother M. Nirmala Devi suffered serious head injuries. "Both her parents are being treated at the Tapah Hospital. Supt Wan Azharuddin said Kunalan is believed to have lost control of his vehicle before it crashed through a railing on the right and fell down near the bridge.

RECENTLY, a member of my family, a doctor assigned to a Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU), told me she never imagined the pandemic situation would come to this. “We are at a time when we have to choose which Covid-19 patients will get the ICU beds because resources are limited. Medical personnel, on their own initiative, check on the well-being of their discharged patients. She had no money and no one to take care of her, so they called their friends, NGOs and Good Samaritans to help the lady. Can the government set up a unit to handle this neglected area, please?