Country will face harsh situation
MUAR: The country will have to grapple with a more severe situation if there is a spike in positive Covid-19 cases, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. As such, he reminded the people to continue abiding by the standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the government to break the Covid-19 chain of infection, including […]
Tally back at single digit
PUTRAJAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia returned to a single digit today, with eight new cases reported to take the overall tally to 8,964, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Of the eight cases, three were imported cases involving two Malaysians and one foreigner allowed into the country. “The imported […]
Follow SOP, avoid ‘Ibadah’ cluster
AIDILADHA KUALA NERUS: Minister in the Prime Minister Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri advised Muslims in the country to adhere to the prescribed standard operating procedure (SOP) to curb the spread of Covid-19 when celebrating Aidiladha to prevent the emergence of a “Ibadah” cluster. He said the government did not want […]
Singapore confirms 278 new cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore has preliminarily confirmed 278 new cases of Covid-19 infection in the republic yesterday, thus taking the total infection tally to 51,809 cases. In brief noon data released here, its Ministry of Health (MOH) said the vast majority of the cases were migrant workers residing in dormitories. “Based on our investigations so far, there […]
Spike in Covid-19 unnerving
KUCHING: The increase in new positive Covid-19 cases in Sarawak is disconcerting, with Kuching declared a red zone and Lundu turning from green to yellow. As such, the community must comply strictly with the standard operating procedure (SOP) to curb the spread of the virus. Coastal Kuching, Samarahan, and Lundu Divisional Disaster Management Committee chairman […]
Two new clusters identified
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) identified two new Covid-19 clusters yesterday, namely the Bukit Tiram cluster in Johor and the Kuching construction company cluster. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Bukit Tiram cluster was detected after two members of a religious centre in Taman Bukit Tiram tested positive for the virus. […]
Capacity increases to 37,000 cases daily
MALAYSIA’S LAB TESTING JOHOR BAHRU: The capacity of Covid-19 screening sample testing and detection laboratories in the country has increased to 37,000 cases a day. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said thus far it involved 56 laboratories nationwide compared to 53 laboratories previously. He said that tests and screenings to detect infected and […]
Three new Covid-19 clusters detected
KUALA LUMPUR: Three new Covid-19 clusters ― the Elsa Cluster in Pahang, PUI Ramnad Cluster in Kuala Lumpur and PUI Al Khobar Cluster in Selangor ― were detected in Malaysia today, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the index case for the Elsa Cluster is a foreigner while those for the […]
Sharp rise in cases worrying
COVID-19 WEEKLY ROUND-UP This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from July 18 up to 12.30 pm yesterday. In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 8,800 and globally, the virus has infected more than 15 million people and caused over 600,000 deaths. More than 200 countries and territories are affected by […]
Mixed reactions to second lockdown
KUCHING: A recent increase in locally transmitted Covid-19 cases nationwide has sparked concerns from members of the public. It also caught the attention of Putrajaya with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin saying the government could reimpose the movement control order (MCO) and call for a lockdown if Malaysians were lax on observing the new […]
