Daily Dose @ 5: Covid jabs for adolescents only for those with underlying health conditions, 80 still missing in Japan landslide

Episode 229,   Jul 05, 2021, 09:00 AM

AMONG the headlines for Monday, 5 July, 2021, only teenagers with underlying medical conditions would be given priority for vaccination, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba announced today.

Also, Japan rescue workers are still desperately searching for dozens of people feared missing after a huge landslide ripped through a Japanese town.

Days of torrential downpours triggered a powerful mudslide in Atami, a seaside resort around 56 miles southwest of Tokyo in Shizuoka prefecture, on Saturday.

Officials confirmed that three people had been found dead as of early Monday.

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