Four children including infant polio stricken
KOTA TINGGI: A three-month-old baby is among four children diagnosed with polio virus in Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan last week. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the other three children were aged three, eight and 11 years. Of the four children, one of them is a local, he said, but declined […]
Tiny Hands ― A home kitchen made for love
Every so often, 32-year-old Stacy Gregory and her four children would bake. What used to be just a weekly affair turned into a daily routine after a disheartening encounter at a supermarket during the recent movement control order (MCO). Helping people go through hard times According to Stacy Gregory, her children always have a huge […]
Pre-schools, kindergartens to open on Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR: With government and private kindergartens, pre-schools, nurseries and day-care centres scheduled to resume operations on Wednesday (July 1), parents must surely be busy making the final arrangements to send their little ones there after a three-month hiatus following the imposition of the movement control order. For sure, there will be some parents who […]
Children allowed at public places but…
PUTRAJAYA: Children are allowed at public places, including shopping centres and restaurants but all precautions must be taken to protect them during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said parents or guardians would not be punished for bringing along children to public places as there are no penalties […]
Inculcate good hygiene practices in children
KUALA LUMPUR: Parents need to inculcate the importance of good hygiene and social distancing practices in their children before preschools and kindergartens reopen in two weeks’ time. Children are certainly excited to see their friends again after being apart for almost three months following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18, […]
Of old magazines and newspapers
Newspapers have become more important to the average man than the scriptures. — Mahatma Gandhi, Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist Yesterday, I woke up late. Since it was my day off, I decided to take things slow. I would have woken up even later if not for the incessant blaring of a horn […]
Ministry to discuss establishing special care centres for children of frontliners
TAIPING: The Health Ministry will hold discussions to establish a special care centres for children of frontline personnel involved in managing the Covid-19 outbreak. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said he was aware of complaints from frontline staff who could not send their children to childcare centres (nursery) because some parents were worried that their children would be exposed to […]
Japan newborn gets liver stem cells in world first
TOKYO: Doctors in Japan have successfully transplanted liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells into a newborn baby, in a world first that could provide new treatment options for infants. The newborn was suffering from urea cycle disorder, where the liver is not capable of breaking down toxic ammonia. But the six-day-old was too small […]
MOH mulls law against parents taking children to public places
PUTRAJAYA: Parents and guardians who insist on bringing their young children to public places without valid reasons are likely to face legal action, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Security Council (NSC) will hold a discussion tomorrow on the implementation of enforcement against […]
Don’t bring children to public places
KUCHING: Parents should not bring their children out to public places for the time being, said Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She explained that children were among those at higher risk from Covid-19. “It is still dangerous to bring children to places such as supermarket, eateries […]
