343: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia logs a steady rise with 5,522 COVID-19 cases, One hostage dead after 11-hour standoff in Japan

<div>AMONG the headlines for Friday, January 28, 2021, Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases continue to soar as the country registered a total of 5,522 infections within the last 24 hours.</div><br /> <div>Ten more people have died from Covid-19 as of yesterday.</div> <br /> <br /> <div>Also, one hostage died and another one remained unconscious in the hospital after police arrested a 66-year-old man in a standoff near Tokyo this morning.</div> <br /> <div>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>