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Perak's health authority has launched enhanced monitoring of haze-related illnesses at hospitals and clinics, with five state areas recording moderate air pollution readings. The department is preparing contingency measures should conditions worsen.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has confirmed 2,905 Ebola cases with 1,269 deaths. Meanwhile, the University of Oxford announced the first human trial of ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine, with 620,000 doses manufactured by India's Serum Institute.
The Democratic Republic of Congo faces a worsening Ebola crisis with confirmed cases climbing to 1,873 across five provinces. Treatment facilities are operating at 95 percent capacity as the outbreak continues spreading.