A year of difficulty provides valuable experience for MOF to deal with pandemic impact 06 Mar 2021 / 08:35 H.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6: Like other countries around the world, Malaysia was not spared the fury of the Covid-19 pandemic and suffer the devastating consequences.
With over 310,000 cases of infection nationwide and more than 1,000 deaths, the pandemic, which was first detected in late 2019, also wreaked havoc on the country’s economic sector as never seen before.
With the kick-start of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme on Feb 24, recovery seems imminent, which means that not only will the people be able to breath a sigh of relief, the government will get the boost it needs to resuscitate the economy and proceed with its development agenda.
PETALING JAYA: A Health Ministry investigation has found no evidence of queue-jumping in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, says its minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
PETALING JAYA: Those planning to use their influence or position to “potong queue” (cut the queue) and get access to the Covid-19 vaccination before their turn better think again.
Malaysia kicked off its National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme on Feb 24 but claims of queue-jumping have emerged on social media and this has caused a public outcry.
They include allegations that several aides to politicians and senior government officials had got their vaccine despite not qualifying for the first phase of the national programme.
The government said it has since taken strict measures to investigate all such claims and to make sure that no one is able to slip through and cut the vaccination queue.
Covid-19 weekly round-up: Active cases decline, recovery rate exceeds 90 percent
This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Feb 27 up to noon today. In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 300,000 and globally, the virus has infected more than 116 million people and caused over 2.5 million deaths. More than 216 countries and territories are affected by the pandemic. 05 Mar 2021 / 12:55 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
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LUMPUR: Covid-19 transmissions have been under control over the week (Feb 27-March 4), with daily new cases falling below 2,500 and the recovery rate reaching 92 percent.
Over the 24-hour period up to noon yesterday, 2,063 new infections were recorded nationwide while 2,922 patients recovered. Earlier this week for three days in a row from March 1 to 3, daily new cases had dipped to below 2,000, that is, 1,828 (March 1), 1,555 (March 2) and 1,745 (March 3).