265: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia's new COVID-19 cases top 20,000 again, Researchers seek one vaccine against many variants

<div>AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, August 24, 2021, new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia climbed back up to 20,837 today, from 17,672 yesterday, according to a tweet by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. </div><br /> <div>Selangor recorded the highest number of infections today at 4,645, followed by Sabah (3,376) and Penang (2,054).</div> <div>Other states that reported new cases in four digits included Kedah (1,772), Johor (1,743), Sarawak (1,543), Kelantan (1,422), Kuala Lumpur (1,284) and Perak (1,242).</div> <br /> <div>Also, two separate research teams last week reported on laboratory tests of monoclonal antibodies that appear to protect against a broad range of COVID-19 virus variants. </div> <br /> <div>According to the team, the findings from these studies could be a step toward developing new antibodies that would be effective against many variants of the coronavirus. </div> <br /> <div> <br /> Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.</div> <br /> <div>We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.</div> <br /> <div>Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.</div> <div> <br /> <br /> </div>