336: Daily Dose @ 5: COVID-19 cases rise to 3,684 in Malaysia, First supply of Pfizer's COVID-19 pills arrives in South Korea

<div>AMONG the headlines for Thursday, January 13, 2022, Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases hit above 3,000 for the third consecutive day, with a surge recording about 3,684 new infections.</div><br /> <div>The country’s Covid-related deaths rose by another 15 cases as of last night. </div> <br /> <div>Based on data from the past two weeks, the national death rate now stands at seven deaths per one million.</div> <br /> <div>Also, South Korea receives the first supply of Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 pills, sufficient to support the compulsory five-day treatment courses for 21,000 people.</div> <br /> <div>Paxlovid will be administered to treat patients with mild or moderate symptoms. </div> <br /> <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>