296: Daily Dose @ 5: Slight rise in Malaysia's COVID-19 cases, NZ Health system is ready for assisted-dying law

<div>AMONG the headlines for Wednesday, October 13, 2021, Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases rose to 7,950 today, a slight increase from yesterday’s numbers, which stood at 7,276.</div><br /> <div>In a tweet, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the overall total of COVID-19 cases in the country now stood at 2,361,529 since the pandemic started.</div> <br /> <div>Earlier today, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that, about 90.6 pct of the adult population in the country have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday.</div> <br /> <br /> <div>Also, New Zealand’s Health Minister Andrew Little said that the country's health system is ready to implement the End of Life Choice Act, making assisted dying legal in New Zealand.</div> <div>Little said the government had appointed a three-person specialist committee to oversee the operation of the act. The End of Life Review Committee members includes a medical ethicist, a doctor specializing in end-of-life care, and a health practitioner.</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>