Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah
(pic) said 12 of the new clusters were linked to workplaces, while one is an outbreak related to a religious event in Kedah.
The religious event outbreak is named the Jalan Sekerat cluster and the positive cases are individuals who attended a meeting in Sungai Petani.
“The index case of this cluster first tested positive for the virus on March 7, after developing symptoms.
“Some 52 individuals have been screened and now there are 17 positive cases from this cluster, ” said Dr Noor Hisham in a statement on Monday (March 15).
One of the workplace clusters involves staff of an accommodation located at the holiday island of Pulau Tioman.
KANGAR (March 15): The government will spell out the offences which are subject to a RM10,000 compound under the Emergency (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 to clear any confusion over its implementation, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.
He said this matter will be discussed at the Covid-19 Emergency Management Technical Committee meeting tomorrow.
“We will maintain the ordinance on the RM10,000 compound for individuals and RM50,000 for companies, but the government will resolve the issue of its implementation, including the issuance of summonses to violators,” he said today.
Govt to spell out offences for RM10,000 compound Takiyuddin 15 Mar 2021 / 18:53 H.
KANGAR: The government will spell out the offences which are subject to a RM10,000 compound under the Emergency (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 to clear any confusion on its implementation, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (
pix).
He said this matter would be discussed at the Covid-19 Emergency Management Technical Committee meeting tomorrow.
“We will maintain the ordinance on RM10,000 compound for individuals and RM50,000 for companies but the government will resolve the issue of its implementation, including on the issuance of summonses to violators,” he said today.
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SIBU, Mar 14 The number of rabies infected areas in the state remains at 67, as the Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVSS) continues with its mass anti-rabies vaccination exercise to curb the spread of the disease.
In disclosing this, DVSS director Adrian Susin said Sibu is among the rabies-infected areas.
In this regard, he advised all dog owners to vaccinate their dogs against rabies and get the booster dose yearly.
“Yes, DVSS is still doing mass anti rabies. They can also bring their dog to any Veterinary Office for rabies vaccination,” he when asked on the number of rabies infected areas in the state to-date