382: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia logs a total of 1,128 new COVID-19 cases, British journalist missing in Amazon after receiving threats

<div>AMONG the headlines for Wednesday, June 8, 2022, Malaysia reported a total of 1,128 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday.</div><div><br /> </div> <div>Based on data from the CovidNow portal there were 1,547 recoveries.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Meanwhile, the total number of active cases in Malaysia now stands at 21,202.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Nine more deaths have been reported in the latest log.</div> <div> <br /> <br /> </div> <div>Also, rights groups and families of veteran freelance journalist Dom Phillips and respected indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira, pleaded for authorities to accelerate the search operation.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>The pair went missing deep in the Amazon early Sunday while traveling by boat in Brazil’s Javari Valley, where Phillips was researching a book.</div> <div> <br /> <br /> </div> <div>Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.</div> <div> <br /> <br /> </div>