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COVID-19 and the importance of human security issues
National security understanding has undergone through an evolutionary ever-changing process as it encompasses a wider branches of human existence.
Tue Apr 07 2020
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Ho Chi Minh City warns against chicken-pox outbreaks
The chickenpox season in the south usually begins in February and lasts until June, peaking in May and June.
Thu Feb 09 2017
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Employers urged to conduct health checks on employees to avoid spread of contagious disease
Employers who employ foreign workers are urged to send them for medical checkup to screen their health status so as to prevent the risk or spread of contagious diseases.
Tue Jan 03 2017
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It's a sin for parents to reject vaccines, exposing children to danger - Perlis Mufti
Rejecting the use of vaccines to prevent contagious disease infections which threaten lives is a sin in Islam, said Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin.
Thu Jun 23 2016