Monday, 11 Jan 2021 10:21 PM MYT
BY JUSTIN ONG
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said he highly-infectious variant of the coronavirus behind Covid-19 has been detected in Malaysia. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 The highly-infectious variant of the coronavirus behind Covid-19 has been detected here, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.
He said the variant dubbed “UK B.1.1.7” was identified from a sample taken from a traveller who had been to the UK in December 2020.
“The traveller tested positive on December 28, 2020 and has been isolated for further treatment,” Dr Noor Hisham said in a statement.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dipped slightly from yesterday but remained high at 2,322 as of noon today while four more people have also died. Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement today said six of the new infections were.
10 Jan 2021 / 14:00 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah
(pix) has expressed his concern over the increase in the number of Covid-19 fatalities in the country.
He said a total of 71 deaths were recorded within the first nine days of this year, compared to less than 100 fatalities recorded during the first nine months of 2020.
“We are very concerned with this development and may Allah swt protect us all. #Kitajagakita,” he tweeted.
Dr Noor Hisham’s tweet garnered 9,334 likes likes and 7,856 as well as 232 comments after nine hours it was posted.
One of the users said he hoped that the government would impose total lockdown to prevent more Covid-19 deaths.
Sunday, 10 Jan 2021 05:02 PM MYT
BY KEERTAN AYAMANY
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng speaks during a press conference at Wisma DAP in George Town January 7, 2021. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng urged the government to prepare an additional RM45 billion stimulus package if it plans to implement targeted movement control orders (MCO) in the country.
In a statement today, the Bagan MP said this would be needed in the wake of falling foreign investor confidence after the Pakatan Nasional (PN) government’s “failure” to handle the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sunday, 10 Jan 2021 04:39 PM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham speaking during the Covid-19 press conference at the Ministry of Health October 19, 2020. Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the authorities were already tracing contacts of Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed who has Covid-19.
The office of the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of economic affairs announced earlier today that he has contracted Covid-19.
“Investigation ongoing. Contact tracing, testings. Let us do our job of contact tracing and do the needful.