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DOH investigating COVID clusters on Oahu, Maui tied performing arts Lab testing / file image (Source: University of Hawaii) By HNN Staff | May 14, 2021 at 6:35 AM HST - Updated May 14 at 10:49 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Department of Health is investigating recent clusters of COVID-19 cases tied to performing arts. Officials said 25 cases were linked to an unnamed Oahu studio that offers dance and singing classes. According to DOH, in one instance, a vocal instructor...

PETALING JAYA: There were eight new clusters reported on Thursday (May 13), with five related to workplaces in Selangor, Johor and Penang. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the Jalan Keretapi Lama and Lima Jalan Kebun clusters are workplace clusters in Selangor. He said two other workplace clusters - Jalan Tropika Industri and Jalan Suasa Industri - were found in Johor while the Jalan Chain Ferry cluster was found in Penang. Sabah and Sarawak each had a new commu...

Workplaces, community transmissions report five clusters each, says D-G.

SIBU: Sarawak recorded 454 new Covid-19 cases and one new cluster on Sunday (May 9). The state Disaster Management Committee in a statement said 273 cases or 60.13% of the cases happened in Sibu, Bintulu, Miri, Pakan and Sarikei. Sibu district had the highest number of cases with 72 followed by Bintulu (65), Miri (59), Pakan (41), Sarikei (36), Kuching (35), Meradong (30), Selangau (24), Kanowit (16), Serian (14), Pusa (11), Kapit (10), Betong (eight), Lundu (seven), Bau (five), Tebedu (four), ...

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has identified 20 new Covid-19 clusters, taking the number of active ones up to 411. In his daily Covid-19 update on Wednesday (May 5), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said eight of the clusters were outbreaks at workplaces, while six others were community outbreaks. Four clusters are linked to the education sector, while two are related to religious events. The Persiaran Setia Prima cluster is an outbreak related to two schools in Shah Ala...

Singapore Steps Up Virus Curbs As Infection Clusters Grow 05/04/21 AT 10:00 AM Singapore announced a slew of new coronavirus restrictions Tuesday including a ban on spectators at sporting events as infections rise in the wealthy city-state. After a partial lockdown and rigorous regime of testing and contact tracing, Covid-19 had almost disappeared in Singapore, with authorities in recent months reporting hardly any local transmission. But cases rose last week with officials announcing several n...

PUTRAJAYA: Starting Friday (May 7), the government will publish a list of premises such as shopping malls and eateries that have been flagged as potential Covid-19 hotspots identified by the Hotspot Identification by Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the HIDE system has, to date, identified 1,660 locations in the country that potentially can become Covid-19 clusters. “At the moment, some of the large hotspots in Kuala Lumpur a...

Three new clusters were also detected. The State Disaster Management Committee in a statement said 67% of the new cases occurred in Mukah, Bintulu, Sibu, Kanowit and Kuching. Mukah has the highest number of cases at 175 followed by Bintulu (61), Sibu (57), Kanowit (56), Kuching (45), Kapit (37), Miri (30), Sri Aman (25), Sebauh (20), Song (14), Pakan (nine), Serian (eight), Meradong (seven), Subis (seven), Bau (six), Betong (five), Beluru (five), Tebedu (four), Lundu (four), Tanjung Manis (thre...

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...

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