355: Daily Dose @ 5: Khairy advises senior folks to get vaxxed before Ramadan, South Korea COVID-19 daily cases surge past 600,000

<div>AMONG the headlines for Thursday, March 17, 2022, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today advised the senior citizens to get their booster jabs ahead of Ramadan, as they are at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19.</div><br /> <div>Also, South Korea reported a total of 621,328 new daily COVID-19 cases and a daily record 429 deaths within the last 24 hours.</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>