307: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia reports 4,626 COVID-19 cases, China dismisses US COVID-19 origins report

<div>AMONG the headlines for Monday, November 1, 2021, Malaysia’s Covid-19 infections dropped to 4,626 today, making it the second consecutive day that cases have been below the 5,000-mark.<br /><br /> Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country since the start of the pandemic to 2,476,268.<br /> <br /> Also, Beijing has dismissed a US review into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying the use of intelligence agencies was “ironclad proof of politicisation”.<br /> <br /> In the 18-page report, the US intelligence community concluded that the coronavirus had not been developed as a biological weapon, but could not determine if it had infected humans as a result of contact with animals or from a laboratory accident.<br /> <br /> <br /> Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.<br /> <br /> We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.<br /> <br /> Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.</div>