318: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia's new COVID-19 cases rise to 5,755, New Zealand will be closed to foreigners for another five months

<div>AMONG the headlines for Wednesday, November 24, 2021, Malaysia today logged another 5,755 new COVID-19 infections.<br /><br /> Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said via his Twitter account that there have been 2,602,835 cases in the country since the pandemic began last year.<br /> <br /> Also, New Zealand said it will not reopen to foreign travellers for at least another five months, as it slowly relaxes some of the world's toughest pandemic border restrictions.<br /> <br /> New Zealand's COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said New Zealanders stranded in Australia could return home from mid-January and Kiwis travelling from elsewhere would be allowed in a month later.<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>