Record-high 5,725 cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today reported a record-high 5,725 daily positive Covid-19 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The previous high of 4,275 daily cases was recorded on Jan 23. Dr Noor Hisham said that of the total today, 5,718 cases involved Malaysians while the seven import cases comprised five Malaysians and […]
Malaysia burdened by spike in clusters
BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Jan 23 up to noon yesterday. In Malaysia, case numbers are nearing 200,000 and globally, the virus has infected more than 102 million people and caused over 2.2 million deaths. More than 216 countries and territories are affected […]
4,094 new cases, 10 deaths in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: New positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia surged past the 4,000 mark again today, after four straight days of dipping below that figure, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the 4,094 new cases today brought the cumulative figure for Covid-19 cases to 198,208, with 43,192 being active cases. “A total of 303 patients […]
Malaysia weighed down by over 250 active clusters
BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF Weekly round-up This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia from Jan 2 up to noon yesterday. In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 128,000. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia continued to be battered by spiralling new cases over the week (Jan 2-7) and active infections which have reached 25,221. These have […]
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force thanks Malaysia
BY AZMAN UJANG KUALA LUMPUR: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the world’s fourth-largest navy, has been patrolling the waters off the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden in Africa for the past 10 years to protect Japan-affiliated vessels along this vital sea lane from acts of piracy. However, there is a role […]
Malaysia projected to see rise in cases from Feb
KUCHING: Malaysia is projected to experience a continuous rise in Covid-19 cases until mid-March next year hitting over 5,000 infections daily from Feb 25th, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. Citing projections from the US-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s (IHME), he said if there is no urgent intervention, the country may see […]
Worksite screenings push up new case numbers
This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Dec 12 up to 12.30pm yesterday. In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 89,000. BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s cumulative total of Covid-19 cases is nearing 90,000 due to the continuous emergence of workplace clusters, as well as new cases from […]
Malaysia continues to be battered by new cases
COVID-19 WEEKLY ROUND-UP BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is the weekly update on Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia from Dec 5 up to 12.30pm today. In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 78,000. KUALA LUMPUR: The spike in daily new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia is expected to linger until the year-end largely due to wide-scale screening […]
Total number of cases goes over 51,000
WEEKLY ROUND-UP KUALA LUMPUR: Starting with just three positive cases that were reported on Jan 25, Malaysia’s cumulative Covid-19 cases have now gone past the 51,000 mark while active cases have reached a new high of over 13,000. Yesterday, 1,290 new cases were recorded, bringing the nation’s total Covid-19 infections to 51,680 and active cases […]
Celebration theme appropriate for Malaysia
KUCHING: The theme of ‘Ummah Rabbani Negara Harmoni’ for this year’s Maulidur Rasul celebration is very appropriate in view of Malaysia’s multicultural and multi-religious society, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He urged the Muslims to continuously develop their minds, faith, attitude, morals and knowledge in line with religious teachings. […]
