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Octogenarian shares experience after 24 days in ICU

Covid 19

MELAKA: Octogenarian K (not his real name) from Tanjung Kling here is one of many people of his age who recovered after being infected with the Covid-19 virus in December last year. The 89-year-old is among 256,678 patients who have recovered in the Covid-19 pandemic in the country which has claimed 1,076 lives in Malaysia […]

Do not politicise the infection

MERADONG: The community has been urged not to blame any party regarding the Covid-19 infection involving Meradong district here. In making this call, Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing said the infection case at Rumah Uming, Sungai Mador should not be politicised on social media. “Do not blame any party. What is important now is […]

Viral infection among military staff not true

KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has denied issuing any statement regarding Covid-19 infection among military personnel during early voting for the Sabah state election (PRN) last Tuesday. In a statement issued today, MAF said a viral statement circulating on social media saying that military personnel were infected after dipping their fingers with ink during […]

Cramped space, poor hygiene cause of Covid-19 infection among foreign workers

PUTRAJAYA: Cramped living spaces and poor hygiene have been identified as the causes of Covid-19 infection among foreign workers, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the confined spaces resulted in no room for social distancing among the workers. Hence, he said, employers were responsible for educating their workers on good hygiene practices and […]

Green zone residents remind on guard

KUCHING: Sarawak residents in districts categorised as green zones which are free from Covid-19 infection are reminded to be vigilant and continue to take preventive measures to curb the disease. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said as of today, the four divisions which turned into green zones from yellow previously are Mukah, […]

Singapore records 1,037 new cases, tally exceeds 11,000

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 1,037 new cases of Covid-19 infection in the republic, bringing the tally to 11,178. The ministry said the vast majority of the cases came from the foreign worker dormitories while only 21 cases involved Singaporeans or permanent residents. “We are still working through […]

Number of cases drops to double digits

KUALA LUMPUR: After a month of the movement control order (MCO) which was introduced on March 18, the government’s efforts to break the chain of Covid-19 infections is showing positive results. Yesterday, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the number of daily positive cases have started to drop to double digits compared to the day […]