212: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia adds 5,671 new COVID-19 cases, Biden plans to donate 500 mln Pfizer vaccines to poor countries

<div>AMONG the headlines for Thursday, 10 June, 2021, Malaysia’s daily COVID-19 tally dipped to 5,671 today, making for a total of 639,562 infections since the pandemic began.<br /><br /> Selangor is on the lead with 1,510 new cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur (769), Sarawak (631), Negri Sembilan (593), Johor (524), Kedah (309), Kelantan (262) and Sabah (233).<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Melaka reported another 184 cases, Penang (166), Perak (143), Pahang (112), Terengganu (108), Labuan (106), Putrajaya (18) and Perlis (3).<br /> <br /> <br /> Also, US President Joe Biden is set to announce Thursday that the United States has bought 500 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to donate to COVAX, which is distributing vaccines to countries that cannot afford to buy enough shots.<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 /> </div>