Three drug arrests in three months
MIRI: A total of three drug arrests were made by the Miri Port Authority (MPA) auxiliary police from June to August this year, with seizures valued at RM1,888. “In these cases, three local men, aged 35, 40, and 42 years, were detained for allegedly smuggling drugs via MPA’s Crew Change Terminal at Jalan Peninsula Pulau […]
Dengue fever cases surge in Hanoi
HANOI: Vietnamese capital city Hanoi has reported 3,180 dengue fever cases so far this year, surging 5.7 times year-on-year, Xinhua quoted local newspaper Vietnam News’’ report on Tuesday. The city could become the country’s hotspot for dengue fever due to its high population density and rapid transmission rate, according to Nguyen Van Dung, head of […]
COVID-19 update: Sarawak records 110 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 110 new COVID-19 cases during Epid (epidemiological) Week 3, which showed a decrease from Epid Week 1 with 216 cases. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) weekly statement, Kuching remained the state’s most affected district with 37 cases. In Epid Week 3, Sibu (15 cases), Miri (11) and Bintulu (10) […]
COVID-19 cases slightly down
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 475 COVID-19 cases during the 51st epidemiology (epid) week, a slight decrease compared to 689 cases during the 50th epid week. Of the total number of cases during the 51st epid week, 461 cases were in categories one and two while 14 cases were in categories three, four and five. Sarawak Disaster […]
Most COVID cases in Kuching
KUCHING: Kuching recorded one COVID-19 death in epid week 45 while Serian also recorded one death in epid week 46. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its press statement here yesterday, said that there were also 616 new cases in epid week 45 and 814 in epid week 46. Cumulative cases totalled 318,451 in […]
Ringgit hit by uncertainty due to hung Parliament, China’s soaring COVID-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit stayed in the red territory against the US dollar for the whole day as uncertainty due to the hung Parliament and China’s soaring new COVID-19 cases kept investors demotivated in today’s session. At 6pm, the local note slid to 4.5770/5850 against the greenback from Thursday’s close of 4.5490/5565. The market was […]
MOH continues to monitor COVID-19 cases during GE15 campaign
SUNGAI BULOH: The Health Ministry (MOH) will continue to monitor the increase in COVID-19 cases during the 15th general election (GE15) campaign, as well as intensify efforts to curb the spread of the virus. Its caretaker minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that although there had been an increase in daily COVID-19 cases, the situation was still […]
One death recorded in Sibu in epid week 42
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 443 and 389 Covid-19 cases during the epidemiological (epid) week 42 and 43 respectively. According to a press statement from the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee on Monday (Oct 31), the state recorded a cumulative total of 317,376 cases during week 43. Kuching recorded the highest number of cases with 152 during week […]
Slight decline in reported cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a total of 658 COVID-19 cases during the 38th epidemiology (epid) week, a slight decrease as compared to 683 cases during the 37 epid week. Of the latest cases, 641 were in category one and two, while 17 cases were in categories three, four, and five. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in […]
47 new cases, 44 recoveries, no deaths
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported 47 new positive Covid-19 cases as of noon today, bringing the cumulative figure to 6,941. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 21 of the new cases are foreigners. “The number of positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia stands at 6,941, with 1,213 being active cases […]
