PETALING JAYA: The recently launched nationwide sanitation exercise continued to draw intense debate from experts over its effectiveness.
In the latest round, a group of top scientists said they were behind University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) Covid-19 task force chair Datuk Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman who questioned the need to roll out the sanitation programme and saying that the money could be better used elsewhere.
Dr Adeeba had raised this following Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin’s announcement of a two-day mass sanitation programme, which began on May 29 as part of the effort during lockdown to bring down the surging Covid-19 numbers.
Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman. - Filepic/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Infectious diseases expert Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman’s criticism of a nationwide sanitation exercise has received support from top scientists.
The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) said the government must prioritise Covid-19 interventions that will help reduce the number of cases as well as to protect hospitals and intensive care facilities during the two-week lockdown to allow our healthcare professionals a breather and respite .
The Academy highlighted the United States Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) which has debunked the public sanitisation approach.
It said in a statement on Thursday (June 3) that the CDC notes spraying cleaning products or disinfectants in outdoor areas - such as on sidewalks, roads or groundcover - is not necessary, effective or recommended.
Cop who allegedly bashed up security guard arrested 11 May 2021 / 13:25 H. -Bernama
PETALING JAYA: A police corporal who was caught on camera assaulting a security guard at an apartment in Taman Sri Manja here was arrested yesterday.
Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid (
pix) said today that the corporal who is in his 30’s is being investigated for causing hurt and criminal intimidation.
“A police officer lodged a report on the matter on coming across viral videos of the incident in the social media. We will not tolerate and compromise with police personnel who commit crimes against the public.” he said.
PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 situation in the country is getting worse with 108 units of ventilators required to treat Covid-19 patients in the Klang Valley alone.
The number is part of the 176 Covid-19 patients on ventilator support across the country on Saturday (May 1).
This is 15 more people requiring ventilator support from the 161 people on Friday (April 30).
Nationwide, the number of patients in intensive care units (ICU) is now 337, said Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his daily Covid-19 update Saturday (May 1).
There are seven hospitals dedicated to the treatment of Covid-19 in the Klang Valley encompassing Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.