KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed, in brief.

1. There were 16 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, a record high, while Selangor was also experiencing a rise in deaths from the virus.

2. The government is still deliberating on stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19 as the pandemic worsens, with an announcement expected on Monday.

3. Malaysiakini delves into the safety of the Pfizer vaccine, which has been granted the green light from the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency.

4. The vaccination plan for Malaysia will take 18-months before herd immunity is achieved said Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin

5. Thaipusam events have been called off in Selangor and Penang to curb the spread of Covid-19.

6. The government said Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor settled his tax arrears suit with the Inland Revenue Board by paying RM40.3 million, nearly RM17 million less than initially sought after documents he submitted in the appeal were scrutinised.

7. The Federal Court ruled that the travel ban imposed on former Bersih 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah in May 2016 on grounds that she had allegedly disparaged the government was unlawful.

8. BN claimed in court that Warisan won the Kukusan seat with a mere 10-vote majority in the 2020 state election was due to bribery.

9. Warisan president Shafie Apdal called on Malaysia to move beyond Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim, and unite to oppose "old-male-dominated elite parties".