Taking precautions: A child looking at a poster reminding the public to adhere to anti-virus measures in Taman Indera Mahkota in Kuantan, Pahang. Dr Noor Hisham said of the nine new clusters, five are linked to workplaces in Johor, Pahang and Labuan. Bernama
PETALING JAYA: The number of Covid-19 cases in Selangor hit a new high as 1,577 new infections were reported.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said about 80% of the new cases reported yesterday emerged from existing clusters and were detected through close contact screenings in the field.
The Selangor cases were among the 4,094 new cases reported yesterday.
Covid-19 cases in Malaysia cross 200k mark with 5,725 new cases reported
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Quiet Thaipusam but celebration remains meaningful with fervent prayers 28 Jan 2021 / 18:20 H. Pix for representational purpose only. -Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: Every year during the Thaipusam festival, the Sri Subramaniar Swamy temple at Batu Caves would be flooded in a sea of people comprising Hindu devotees from all over the country and tourists, both local and foreign.
Today, however, the crowds were absent from the temple, which was tightly guarded by the police, as Hindu temples nationwide adhered to the standard operating procedure (SOP) under the Movement Control Order (MCO).
Nevertheless, this year’s Thaipusam is just as significant and meaningful as Hindus marked the occasion with prayers at home, particularly for the country to be free of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 patients queueing up to enter the MAEPS quarantine centre in Serdang.
ARIF was discharged from Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) quarantine centre on Jan 8, with some 160 other patients.
His 10-day quarantine period started from the day he was confirmed positive.
He was given a discharge note, which he was told to keep as proof of being a former Covid-19 patient.
The note was important to show that a patient had undergone quarantine and would not be considered a new case even if they were to test positive again in six months time.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah had said last year that discharged Covid-19 patients could test positive again due to the fragments of dead virus that remained in the body.
Private hospitals willing to do their bit to combat pandemic 27 Jan 2021 / 08:38 H. Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah during a recent media briefing - Bernamapix
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27: The government’s initiative to forge cooperation between private and public hospitals to address the COVID-19 pandemic is seen as a timely move that will ease the pressure faced by the public healthcare system.
In fact, many private hospitals have already agreed to treat patients from government hospitals, thus putting profits aside and doing their part to reduce the workload of the public-sector frontliners.
Under PERMAI, a new assistance package announced by the government on Jan 18, an allocation of RM100 million has been made to enhance cooperation between private and public hospitals to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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