Jackie upbeat following Covid-19 recovery
KUALA LUMPUR: National hammer thrower Jackie Wong is in a buoyant mood and ready to return to glory after recovering from a Covid-19 infection. The 28-year-old who was admitted on March 16, and only discharged from the Sibu Hospital in Sarawak after 73 days yesterday said he was mentally and physically stable throughout the duration of the treatment. “I knew it would take […]
Sponsors to bear half of quarantine cost for sponsored students starting June 1
PUTRAJAYA: Half of the cost of quarantine for sponsored students overseas who have graduated and will return home starting June 1 will be borne by their respective sponsors. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said 50 per cent of the quarantine cost for the students will be borne by the government and the other […]
Only immigrants to be quarantined at agro park from now on
PUTRAJAYA: From now on, the Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) will only receive illegal immigrants who are tested positive, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said locals would no longer be placed there and those who had been in quarantine at the centre have been transferred to the […]
Putrajaya to assist woman bus driver return home for hubby’s funeral
SINGAPORE: The Malaysian High Commission here is ready to assist the Malaysian woman bus captain seen in a heart wrenching viral video clip to return home for her husband’s funeral. The Malaysian mission is aware of the plight of the woman, who became inconsolable after receiving the news of her husband’s demise but no one […]
Memo on Auditor General being Covid-19 positive
KUALA LUMPUR: The Jabatan Audit Negara (JAN) has confirmed that a memo which has gone viral saying the Auditor-General was tested positive for Covid-19 and would be quarantined in hospital was issued by him. However, JAN said it was meant to be an internal memo and not for sharing with external parties. The memo was issued […]
PM and 34 others on 14-day self-quarantine
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is among 35 people asked to self-quarantine at home for 14 days after an officer, who attended the post-Cabinet meeting chaired by the PM on Wednesday, tested positive for Covid-19. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said swab tests were conducted on […]
No visitors for 14 days after being discharged
PUTRAJAYA: Recovered Covid-19 patients who have been discharged from hospital should quarantine themselves at home for 14 days before they can receive guests at home. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Covid-19 patients who have been discharged from the hospital were not encouraged to receive visitors when undergoing home quarantine. “During the 14-day […]
IPT cluster prompts samples on landing
KUCHING: All those arriving from Semenanjung, Sabah and Labuan will have their samples taken on landing. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this is one of the latest precautionary measures taken by the committee following an IPT (higher learning institution) cluster reported outside Sarawak. “They will be screened and […]
Hunters released by Brunei now quarantined
MIRI: Four men from Rumah Adang of Ulu Sungai Ridan in Poyut-Lubok Nibong, Marudi, who were arrested after they strayed into Brunei during a hunting trip on April 16, have been released and are currently quarantined at Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club. The story of the release of Lapo Umpai, Hardy Buun, Robert Pangin […]
Foreign nationals still cannot enter Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA: The government is still maintaining its policy of not allowing foreigners to enter the country at this time, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said at this time the permission to enter the country through the country’s entry gates was open only to Malaysians. “The citizens of Malaysia can be […]
