KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 The declining trend of new Covid-19 cases detected in Malaysia continued with 1,280 new infections reported today, and 2,345 more patients cured and discharged. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his daily update today revealed Selangor again topped.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped to a new 2021 low of 1,280 today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The drop in new infections from 1,529 reported yesterday brought cumulative cases to 316,269.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (March 9), the fourth straight day daily cases dipped below the 2,000 mark, bringing total cases to 316,269, says the Health Ministry.
08 Mar 2021 / 15:19 H.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Malaysians, on average, consume 7.9 gm or 1.6 teaspoons of salt daily, higher than the five gm recommended by the World Health Organisation, according to the Malaysian Community Salt Study 2017-2018 (My CoSS 2017/2018).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (
pix) said in conjunction with World Salt Awareness Week that begins today until March 14, the ministry recommends Malaysians take some simple steps to reduce their daily salt intake.
“Among the steps are to know are other names for salt used in food such as Sodium Nitrate, Sodium Bicarbonate and Monosodium Glutamate, as well as read labels and compare sodium content before purchasing food.
Reports by ALLISON LAI, ASHLEY TANG and CLARISSA CHUNG
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA aims to continue serving all Malaysians, even if the party is ridiculed by others, says Datuk Chong Sin Woon.
The MCA secretary-general said such scoffing would not be able to negate its contributions to the nation.
Chong said he believed that the people would recognise the hard work and efforts put in by the party to serve the community.
“Some have made fun of us, saying that we returned to power through the ‘back door’.
“But since its inception, MCA has been diligently discharging its duties. We are a party that has been serving the rakyat for a long time, ” he said in his speech during MCA’s 72nd anniversary celebrations at Wisma MCA here yesterday.