Positive Covid-19 pets must be isolated
KUALA LUMPUR: Pets owned by private individuals who have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 must be isolated and quarantined for 14 days for monitoring purposes. Senior lecturer (veterinary immunology) and researcher in pet disease at the Faculty of Veterinary Science in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Dr Farina Mustaffa Kamal, said if these pets displayed any health […]
PBB Youth chief under 14-day quarantine
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth chief Gerald Rentap Jabu is now under 14-day self-quarantine at home after he attended a meeting with a recently diagnosed Covid-19 positive person. He said he was among those who attended the meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan on March 27, and one […]
Deputy chief ministers among state leaders quarantined
KUCHING: Transport Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil has been tested positive for Covid-19 while five other ministers were ordered to self-quarantine. Dr Jerip was tested positive on Thursday and is now undergoing treatment at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). The ministers currently under home quarantine are Deputy Chief Ministers Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas and […]
One tabligh participant tested positive
BINTULU: A total of 23 blood samples from 84 local participants who attended a tabligh religious gathering at Seri Petaling Mosque in Kuala Lumpur were taken for examination. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said he was informed that about 90 participants from Bintulu had attended the event. Uggah, who is also State […]
Covid-19 cases hit 100,000
BEIJING: The number of cases from the new coronavirus topped 100,000 worldwide as official data yesterday showed a significant hit to Chinese exports after the deadly outbreak brought much of the country to a halt. The World Health Organisation called the spread of the virus “deeply concerning” as a wave of countries reported their first […]
First Malaysian positive for coronavirus
Wuhan Virus KUALA LUMPUR: A 41-year-old man is the first Malaysian who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV). He is one of two new positive cases, bringing to 10 the number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia so far. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the other case involved a 63-year-old man from […]
Influenza A: School to close for seven days
KOTA KINABALU: The Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Stella Maris in Tanjung Aru here has been ordered to close for seven days, beginning yesterday, after seven of its students were tested positive for Influenza A or H1N1 virus. Sabah Health and People’s Wellbeing Minister Datuk Frankie Poon Ming Fung said the students were tested positive for Influenza […]
